WINNEBAGO, Minn – Charges have been dropped against former Winnebago Mayor Scott Roberson and his adult son for cultivating marijuana. None of the 240 cannabis plants in their makeshift greenhouse had yet flowered, said their attorney Dave Risk. Thus, he explained, the plants hadn’t yet produced the hallucinating compound THC. Risk also said the search warrant for the greenhouse was flawed. The search was based on somebody thinking they smelled “unburnt marijuana” In the neighborhood. The Robertsons admitted to experimenting with the possibility of growing marijuana commercially but said the experiment never got to to the point of doing it.. Prosecutors would have had difficulty proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, the attorney said. Even so, prosecutors asked Blue Earth County Judge Troy Timmerman for more time to fine-tune their case. The judge said no.

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Risk, the Robertsons’ attorney: “This experience was a lengthy process that caused incredible stress to Mr. Robertson and his family. He also suffered significant reputational damage. He gave up the mayorship of Winnebago in light of the charges. He did not want to be a distraction and did not want to disgrace the city he loves so much. Mr. Robertson is very happy to have all of this behind him, and I am proud to have helped him through this process. Mr. Robertson, in the end, is a farmer who wants to get back to farming and he hopes to provide jobs to his local economy.”