This is a story about a crush on a woman. About an alleged drug deal that no one wants to publicly discuss in detail. About a marijuana advocate and a police force that just don’t like each other.
But mostly this is a story about why four drug charges were quickly reduced to two misdemeanors.
However, there is no public concrete answer to that question.
On Oct. 12, police arrested Dean “Bear” Lari, 54, in…