Yeah, but that's not the point. This person sold a plant derivative to willing buyers; the state locked him in a cage for 27 years. Both are obviously illegal

Yeah, but that's not the point. This person sold a plant derivative to willing buyers; the state locked him in a cage for 27 years. Both are obviously illegal, but wildly different proportionally. And yet the latter, when finally made to acknowledge their mistake, pulls this "up and coming drug dealer" thing out as their excuse?