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Not that it's still agreeable, but sentencing guidelines seem to suggest 7 years for a guilty on the charge (I'm assuming more than 25g of meth infused water as the basis). 30 years is an absolute max. Given the variables of the details and lawyers involved, a diversion program with a suspended sentence seems possible to me as a semi-informed layperson.
So yeah, if you are of strong view that possession of drugs including meth should be legal (and I know some people are) and you understand that 7 years or less is what is the likely punishment, I think informed resistence to that can be valid. Unfortunately the article title (and it being posted in a weird news community here) is trying to frame it as "pot water = 30 years" for anyone who just skims.