State v. Joyce

Defendant appeals his conviction of manufacture of a controlled substance. ORS 475.992. He assigns as error the trial court’s denial of his motion to dismiss the charge based on a variety of statutory and constitutional arguments. We affirm.

Defendant was alleged to be growing marijuana. He was charged with manufacture of a Schedule I controlled substance, a Class A felony. ORS 475.992(l)(a). The gist of defendant’s argument is that, under Oregon law, marijuana is not a Schedule I controlled substance. He argues that no schedules of controlled substances are in force, or alternatively that the…