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State v. Renfro

Hawaii Supreme Court

Decided November 12, 1975No. 5616, 5630PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*502OPINION OF THE COURT BY

RICHARDSON, C J.

Defendants in both these cases were charged with possessing over 2.2 pounds of marijuana and were subsequently convicted of promoting a detrimental drug in the first degree. Section 1247 of the Hawaii Penal Code1 provides that:(1) A person commits the offense of promoting a detrimental drug in the first degree if he knowingly and unlawfully:(e) Possesses one or more preparations ... or substances of an aggregate weight of 2.2 pounds or more, containing any marijuana . . .(2) Promoting a detrimental drug in the first degree is a class C felony.

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Trop v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  4. Stanley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Weems v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. State v. SmithWashington Supreme Court · 1980
  2. State v. BarnesHawaii Supreme Court · 1977
  3. State v. MallanHawaii Supreme Court · 1998
  4. National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) v. BellDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1980
  5. Marcoux v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978

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