Not Guilty Plea From Man With 500 Pot Plants



   ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota man accused of growing 500
marijuana plants has pleaded not guilty to nine felony counts.
     Fifty-three-year-old Bruce Steiger of Leola faces charges of
possessing marijuana and hallucinogenic mushrooms with the intent
to distribute them, as well as a weapons charge.
     Steiger could face nearly 50 years in prison if convicted on all of the
counts.
         
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 AP-NY-02-17-12 0720EST


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