security guard has changed his plea to no contest

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.-A former Central Coast California medical
marijuana dispensary security guard has changed his plea to no
contest for felony counts of selling marijuana and possession of
marijuana for sale.

Abe Baxter had pleaded not guilty in May but prosecutors say he now
faces up to 120 days in jail after changing his plea this week.

Baxter was a security guard at a Morro Bay dispensary owned by
Charles Lynch, who was convicted in August of distributing marijuana.
Baxter was charged in 2007 with selling marijuana outside the
dispensary.

Lynch's case is a monumental one for the medical marijuana community
because state laws allow for medical marijuana while federal law does
not.

Lynch's attorneys have sought lenience since the U.S. Attorney
announced that agents will target distributors when they also violate
state laws.

Baxter will be sentenced June 23.