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No Christmas in Hilo for Roger Christie
Screen shot of http://www.thc-ministry.org, Dec. 6, 2011. Pictured is Roger Christie.
By Chad Blair 12/19/2011
As a minister of Hilo's THC Ministry, Roger Christie's preferred sacrament contains tetrahydrocannabinol, the main psychoactive substance in marijuana.
But, as inmate No. 99279022 of the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu, Christie has not had access to his sacred rite in 17 months.
Arrested on July 8, 2010, and denied bail, Christie, 62, is set to spend his second Christmas in jail.
Thirteen co-defendants, including Christie's fiancée, Sherryanne "Share" St. Cyr, were allowed to post bond, but Christie was deemed by authorities to be a "danger to the community."
http://www.civilbeat.com/articles/2011/12/19/14142-no-christmas-in-hilo-for-roger-christie/
They're scared of Roger Christie...