Judge Marrero said that Dr. Ajemian's conduct did not represent "a brief aberration in the life of an otherwise law-abiding model citizen".
But in the last several weeks, federal prosecutors have raided or threatened to seize the property of scores of growers and dispensaries in California that, in some cases, are regarded by local officials as law-abiding models.
Rather he will use his own words to express regret, and concentrate on the model, law-abiding international citizen that Japan has been since.That might be enough for parts of South-East Asia, where Japanese wartime occupation was a prelude to independence from European colonial powers and where attitudes to Japan are relatively benign.
While, for the most part, these places are abiding by the traditional dispensary model of requiring a doctor to permit the patient to use cannabis, they are also accepting cannabis packaging and cards from licensed producers.
The lady's windshielf, however, was bare - a model for law-abiding citizens to respect everywhere.
Rather, true, abiding love is built on a model of care and affection that takes skill, undaunted persistence and an intentional pursuit between two lovers to grow the marriage into all it can be.
Perhaps the most-abiding concept from the bureaucratic politics model, and the shorthand many have used to define it, is that actors will pursue policies that benefit the organizations they represent rather than national or collective interests.
Until Friday, he must have appeared an average model Norwegian citizen, possibly even abiding by what is known in Scandinavia as Jante Law, the Nordic version of tall poppy syndrome.
Whether we like it or not, global warming may be contributing to the lack of actual seasons, but it's good to know the fashion world is still abiding by the old Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer model.
It is not unreasonable to expect these players to model a minimum of law-abiding citizenship, in addition to prodigious physical, tactical and strategic skills.
