Former Minnesota Mayor And Son Enter Guilty Plea For Illegally Growing Marijuana

By WCCO Staff, CBS Minnesota

July 25, 2024

WINNEBAGO, Minn. — A southern Minnesota mayor and his son submitted plea deals on Wednesday for illegally growing marijuana.

Former Winnebago Mayor Scott Robertson, 68, and his son, Jacob Robertson, 47, both pleaded guilty to an amended charge of third-degree misdemeanor possession of cannabis.

The plea deal would drop other charges against them stemming from the unlawful cultivation of more than 23 cannabis plants.

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