b'Thethreequestionsandjuryre-sponses were: (1) Did he ship a drug across State lines?They answered No because garlic and larch tree starch are nutritional supplements.(2) Did he pre-scribe a drug across State lines?Again, theyansweredNobecauseRick wasntalicensedphysicianandhad even informed all of his customers that he was a health coach and that garlic and larch tree starch are not drugs, but nutritional supplements instead.(3)Did he say these two supplements could pre-vent, mitigate, treat, or cure any condi-tion?The jury answered Yes, because garlic and larch tree starch do have a long history of reducing or eliminating viruses.Regardless, Rick was convicted of one charge: violating 21 USC 331, namely, misbranding of drugs across state lines.Judge Settle looked Rick in the eyes and said, Mr. Marschall, I am sentencing you to 8 months in a Federal prison for being dangerous by offering alternative treatment at the beginning of the pandemic instead of waiting for the government to develop a treatment for COVID-19. At his sentencing hearing in March 2022, Judge Settle looked Rick in the eyesandsaid,Mr.Marschall,Iam sentencing you to 8 months in a Federal prison for being dangerous by offering alternative treatment at the beginning of the pandemic instead of waiting for the government to develop a treatment 26 H ealtHF reedomN ews /w iNter2022'