State v. Boothe

LeGRAND, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of violating section 204.401(1), The Code 1977, which makes it a crime to manufacture, or possess with intent to manufacture or deliver, a controlled substance (marijuana). The Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction and the sentence imposed thereon. We granted further review, and we now affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals.

Although admitting that he grew marijuana, defendant contends he cannot be convicted under the above statute because it was being grown entirely for his own use. He relies on the personal-use exception in the statute. He…