The prosecutor called this Missoula County, Montana case—including charges for marijuana possession—a "mutiny."

One juror wondered why the county was wasting time and money prosecuting the case at all, said a flummoxed Deputy Missoula County Attorney Andrew Paul.

District Judge Dusty Deschamps took a quick poll as to who might agree. Of the 27 potential jurors before him, maybe five raised their hands. A couple of others had already been excused because of their philosophical objections.

“I thought, ‘Geez, I don’t know if we can seat a jury,’ ” said Deschamps, who called a recess.

And he didn’t.

Said the judge afterward: "I think it's going to become increasingly difficult to seat a jury in marijuana cases, at least the ones involving a small amount."