SD POT SUPPORTER SENTENCED FOR POSSESSION

A longtime South Dakota supporter of legalized marijuana has been
sentenced to serve 45 days in jail for possessing the illegal drug.

Authorities say Bob Newland of Hermosa was found with four bags of
marijuana, a scale and $385 in cash when he was stopped for speeding
in March.

He pleaded guilty in May to a possession charge under a plea agreement
in which prosecutors agreed to drop a more serious charge of
possession with intent to distribute.

Newland will be on probation for the rest of the year following his
jail term. During his probation, he is barred from publicly advocating
the legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes.