People v. Colvin

Opinion

ALDRICH, J.

INTRODUCTION

While transporting in his car about one pound of marijuana from one medical marijuana establishment to a second, defendant and appellant William Frank Colvin was stopped and arrested. He was charged with, among other things, transporting marijuana. At his court trial, Colvin raised a defense under the Medical Marijuana Program Act (MMPA), which provides a defense to specified classes of people, including “qualified patients,” who “associate ... in order collectively or cooperatively to cultivate marijuana for medical purposes.” (Health & Saf. Code, § 11362.775.)1…