Man sentenced to four years in prison after ordering 42 pounds of marijuana-infused chocolate from California
A man from suburban Chicago was sentenced to four years in prison after he ordered 42 pounds of marijuana-infused chocolate from California with the intention of selling it, the Kane County state's attorney's office said in a statement.
Thomas J. Franzen, 37, pled guilty to possession of more than 5,000 grams of cannabis, a felony that carries a prison term of four to 15 years and a fine of up to $25,000, according to court records. In February 2014, postal workers noticed a pattern of suspicious packages being delivered to Franzen's home in Montgomery, Illinois, the state's attorney's office said. After obtaining a search warrant to open a package, they found more than 19,000 grams of chocolate infused with THC.
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