The judge felt, however, he was bound by the law to issue at least a one-year prison term.
Lynch was convicted of five marijuana-related offenses last year for running a medical marijuana dispensary collective in San Luis Obispo County.
He sought leniency after U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced earlier this year that federal agents will now target marijuana distributors only when they violate both federal and state laws.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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