One Ounce of Pot, 16 Years in Prison: The Harrowing Real-Life Story of Trent Bouhdida

Over the course of three months in 2015, PenPals.Buzz member Trent Bouhdida sold undercover officer Ronald Elcock (call me Kev) a total of one ounce of marijuana. Eight months later, he was arrested by two U.S. Marshalls, while attempting to drive his wife (who had recently given birth) to a job interview. He never made it to the job interview, but he did make it to the county jail. And after two mistrials, and a relentless prosecution, Arizona prosecutors finally found a jury who would convict him. Bouhdida received over 16 years in state prison for selling what is, in most states, completely legal. Why would Arizona undercover officers devote months of time to bust a law-abiding 21-year-old father who had a 3-month-old son and was working full time in customer service? Why not go after people committing real crimes? And how is it possible that any judge in any court in any state in America could ever sentence someone to 16 years for selling an ounce of weed, and be able to sleep well at night? Shocking, right? But perhaps the most remarkable part of this story is Trent's resilience and positive attitude throughout this ordeal. Listen as Big Steve and Daisy interview Trent Bouhdida, via telephone from his prison in Arizona, and learn why he feels his lengthy prison sentence has changed his life for the better.