One More Victim of the Drug War

A man has been sentenced in federal court to more than 8 years in prison for possessing less than two ounces of marijuana with intent to distribute. How was he going to distribute it? Well, it turns out he was planning on giving it to his friend who has been suffering from multiple sclerosis. Eight years in prison for trying to get a couple joints to your friend with MS. How do the people who do this sleep at night? Seriously, how do they?