Grandma, 65, guilty of dealing pounds of marijuana

BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — A 65-year-old western Pennsylvania grandmother has pleaded guilty to selling as much as 100 pounds of marijuana annually since 2009.

Candace Kelly, of Sarver, was originally charged last fall after authorities say they found 64 pounds worth of hydroponically grown marijuana and nearly $400,000 in cash at her home in Buffalo Township.

Those charges were withdrawn due to problems with a search warrant, and Kelly was charged again by the state attorney general in January after a grand jury investigation.

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports Kelly pleaded guilty in Butler County today and faces up to 10 years in prison when she’s sentenced Nov. 20.

Kelly has said she sold the drugs because she needed money to raise several grandchildren after her daughter died.

She’s also forfeiting $393,000 that state police seized.