United States v. Sam Gentry, Wayne Young, William Hadley, Carolyn Dalton and Walter Nichols

GEE, Circuit Judge:

Defendants Nichols, Dalton, Gentry and Hadley appeal their conviction of knowingly and intentionally conspiring to possess marijuana with intent to distribute it. Defendant Young appeals his broader conviction for activity related to the same drug transaction. For the reasons stated, we affirm the conviction of each.

Facts

As with many conspiracy appeals, we are obliged to commence with a lengthy recitation of the facts. One of his relatives having nearly died from cocaine abuse, David Ard decided to straighten himself out. He pledged to terminate his own abusive use of the…