After medical marijuana passed in Oklahoma in 2018, Tulsa attorney Logan Michael Jones helped hundreds of grows get started. It has now cost him his livelihood and made him a convicted felon.
Prosecutors alleged in criminal cases in 2022 that Jones and a former law partner had their own employees become "ghost owners" of grows to get the operations their licenses and registrations illegally.
"Let these charges send a loud and clear message to anyone engaging in criminal operations in Oklahoma − your actions will not go unnoticed," John O'Connor, then the state's attorney general, said at a news conference in June 2022.
In December, Jones was put on probation after pleading no contest to seven felony counts. He was fined $1,995 and ordered to pay a $1,000 victim compensation assessment and court costs. Under a plea deal, Jones, 58, also agreed to quit being an attorney. The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Monday accepted his resignation. He had practiced law in the state almost 14 years.
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