The Ozark Connection
November, 1976
For selling about a third of an ounce of marijuana to a state undercover agent, Jerry Mitchell, 19, was sentenced to 12 years in the Missouri state penitentiary. Had his case not come to the attention of a legal reform group, he would be in prison already, instead of in college, while his case is appealed. He may end up in prison yet; contrary to the belief of many young people, pot offenses are not yet on a par with underage beer drinking, especially in the rural parts of the country.West Plain...
