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Mandatory minimums can create maximum strangeness in sentencing.
Small-time pot growers are often sent away for years, not months. Same with small-fry couriers. Because mandatory minimums are based on weight, LSD-laced sugar cubes automatically bring longer sentences than lighter but equally potent blotter acid. Some state courts are even harsher than the Feds. In Texas, Melinda George, with no prior drug arrests, angered a jury by missing a court appearance.