Pot Hero
Needless to say, Lepp got busted and tried, and received the minimum sentence under the law. His surrender date was July 6, 2009, so by the time this paper hits the streets, Lepp is sure to be behind bars. Being that Humboldt has a vested interest in all things weed the Journal seized the opportunity to attend Lepp’s final hurrah as a free man: a “Freedom Party” held on a most fitting day, the Fourth of July. The shindig went down at Lepp’s Lake County estate, the very place where so many bud plants were hacked down by the feds.
Sitting amongst joint-laden “Freedom Fighters” who bobbed their heads to the bass-heavy beats, one could easily recognize each attendee’s desire to be a part of the fight for cannabis rights. One guest to the estate, a “traveler” named Josie conjured up the age-old argument of weed being a harmless substance to ingest. “Have you ever seen anyone on pot flip out and shoot anybody?” she asked. Regardless of being unfamiliar with the details of Lepp’s case, she thought her support was necessary. It seems she’s heard enough in her lifetime to oppose sending someone to prison for growing pot regardless of the quantity involved.
Lepp’s loud mouth and daring tactics have won him some haters, and it is known that some folks have written him off as money-loving wanna-be cult leader who got what he asked for. You just wouldn’t know it as the smiling, cheerful group passed around steamrollers and volcano bags. The partygoers just seemed happy to have a real life person to stand behind in this fight against the criminalization of marijuana.
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