Legal Opinion
People v. Crouse
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided December 19, 2013No. Court of Appeals No. 12CA2298PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by JUDGE WEBB
¶ 1 In 2000, Colorado's voters amended our Constitution to allow persons "suffering from debilitating medical conditions" to use "medical marijuana." Colo. Const. art. XVIII, § 14 (MM Amendment). This appeal concerns only section 14(2)(e). As relevant here, it requires the return of marijuana seized from a medical marijuana patient to the patient if, as occurred here, a jury acquits the patient of state criminal drug charges arising from the seized marijuana (return provision). The prosecution contends that the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), 21 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.,…
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