Arkansas Times employee ignored warnings about a sex offender and defended his participation at the Cannabis & Wellness Expo

The Arkansas Times' Lee Major and Pedo/Felon Justin Edrington

In recent years The Arkansas Times ("AT") has struggled financially and jumped on the medical marijuana bandwagon to increase it's revenue stream by holding Cannabis & Wellness Expos and publishing the Arkansas Cannabis Times.

The publisher of the Cannabis Times is Lee Major.

Her LinkedIn page states she is director of advertising for the AT and the Cannabis & Wellness Expo Executive Director.

On July 30th, the AT published this advertisement for the Big Bud Classic, and stated that one of the master of ceremonies of that event would be the distinguished Justin Edrington.

Lawrence Justin Edrington was convicted on two counts of Sexual Assault - 4th Degree, a Class D Felony in 2006 for having sexual intercourse with two minor females. He had his probation revoked in 2009 after he tested positive for marijuana on August 28, 2008 and committed the offense of Second Degree Assault on a Family or Household Member on September 14, 2008.

Here are his court records. Caution, the court record contains explicit details.

Here at Snarky Media, we do not consider that a convicted pedophile is distinguished. In fact we find such an individual detestable.

While Arkansas laws allows a felon, under certain conditions, to obtain a medical marijuana card, the law specially prohibits a felon from working in the medical marijuana industry.

Prior to the Expo, individuals made the AT aware of Edrington.

Apparently Major didn't give a fuck and had no issues cavorting with a pedophile.

In fact, Lee Mayor acted in a manner at the Expo to protect him.

Watch for yourself.

We reached out to Major and the Arkansas Times for comments.

No response had been received at the time of publication.

We have also asked the North Little Rock Police Department for body worn camera footage of the mouthy cop (see this video) that escorted the man out of the arena.

Edrington posted this on his Facebook page after being exposed.

Medical Marijuana groups were quick to distance themselves from him.

Stay tuned for updates.

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Followers report that Dragan Vicentic posted a supportive comment on Edrington's Facebook post is the owner of Green Springs, Medical LLC, the weed store shut down but the Medical Marijuana Commission for violations and Andrea Harris is his girlfriend.

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