State v. O'BRYAN

DONALDSON, Justice.

Appellant Patrick Edward O’Bryan flew to California in February, 1972 to close a land transaction. While there, in an attempt to obtain some marijuana, he went to the student union building at the college in Long Beach. The appellant learned the name of an individual, who subsequent to the initial meeting, advised appellant that he had a large amount of marijuana to sell. Following negotiation and substantial reduction in price, the appellant purchased the marijuana for $3,000 cash.

The marijuana was actually sold in the form of hashish, a concentrated derivative. Nearly…