PARIS – A Hartford woman, who ran unsuccessfully for a Maine Senate seat this year, was convicted Wednesday on an amended drug charge and firearms-related counts.

Julia Justine St. James, 44, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of marijuana cultivation, and to charges of criminal forfeiture involving a .44-caliber Smith and Wesson handgun and a 12-gauge Winchester Model 1911 shotgun.

Oxford County Superior Court Judge Ellen Gorman sentenced St. James to six months in the county jail – all suspended – and placed St. James on probation for six months.

As conditions of probation, St. James is not to possesses or use any unlawful drugs, and may not possess or use alcohol excessively.

She also cannot own, possess or use a firearm or dangerous weapon, and must submit to random searches and testing for drugs.

St. James was initially arrested on Feb. 27 by Oxford County Deputy Chancey Libby, a member of the Maine Marijuana Eradication Team.

Libby and other deputies executed a search warrant on that day at St. James’ two-story home on Mountain View Drive, which is off Davenport Road in Hartford.

Police seized more than 175 marijuana plants found growing in a greenhouse on St. James’ property, and what they estimated to be more than three pounds of processed marijuana. The two guns and $715 cash were also seized.

On March 18, St. James was indicted by an Oxford County grand jury on felony charges of aggravated marijuana cultivation, aggravated marijuana trafficking, and a count each of criminal forfeiture of the guns and the cash.

In a plea arrangement, the felony marijuana cultivation charge was downgraded to a misdemeanor, and the other felony and cash forfeiture charges dismissed.

While awaiting trial on the charges, St. James had campaigned for a District 14 Maine Senate seat as a member of the Fourth Branch party. Her opponents were incumbent state Sen. Bruce S. Bryant, D-Dixfield, and Robert A. Cameron, R-Rumford. Bryant was re-elected last month.