Bedell v. State

George Rose Smith, Justice.

This is the second appeal in a prosecution for the offense of manufacturing marihuana. The salient facts were stated in the first opinion and need not be repeated. Bedell v. State, 257 Ark. 895, 521 S.W. 2d 200 (1975). Upon a second trial Bedell was again convicted and was sentenced to a five-year term and a $2,500 fine. Several points for reversal are argued.

The appellant is mistaken in his argument that the manufacture of a controlled substance for one’s own use is not an offense. The personal-use exemption applies only to the preparation or compounding of such a…