A Wise, Virginia Man Won’t Serve Any Jail Time For Taking Ginseng From A National Forest. 47 Year Old Mark Buchanan Was Sentenced To Two Years Of Probation. He Was Also Ordered To Pay 37-Hundred Dollars In Restitution After Pleading Guilty To Attempting To Transport, Sell, Receive, Or Acquire Plants. Prosecutors Said He Possessed 246 Wild Ginseng Roots From The George Washington And Jefferson National Forest Knowing It Was Illegal To Transport Wild Ginseng From The Forest.