Inland Empire Pot Entrepreneur Convicted in Federal Court, Faces at Least 10 Years

LOS ANGELES - The head of a Inland Empire pot-growing and distribution business, with stores in Moreno Valley, Colton and Upland, was convicted of federal drug charges that mandate he spend at least 10 years in prison.

Aaron Sandusky, 42, of Rancho Cucamonga, founder and owner of G3 Holistic, was convicted at trial of conspiring to grow pot, possessing it and distributing it. He could get up to life in prison when he is sentenced Jan. 7, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Federal law does not allow any kind of marijuana business and it trumps state laws recognizing it as medicine. In Oct...