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Felony Cultivation

Trial Transcript, February 18, 2004 - page 28

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1  in the preliminary hearing in this matter.

2       I am going to -- submitted?

3       MR. ADAMS: Submitted your Honor.

4       Let me argue a little bit more before you make

5  your decision. My argument from the beginning was that

6  there was a lot more than personal use in there. The

7  other stuff was collateral issues that I have noticed

8  along the way.

9       I think he should be held to answer today and

10 any of those issues can be cleared up at the pretrial or

11 in limine.

12      MR. SASNETT: If I may, your Honor. I would by way

13 of arguments cite the court to three cases.

14      People versus Mower, M-o-w-e-r, 2002 case, found

15 at 28 Cal.4th 457, which I believe sustains the language

16 of the code section that I cited that Compassionate Use

17 Act. Mower was followed in People versus Jones 2003

18 111 Cal.App.4th 341, and in People versus Tilehkooh,

19 T i-l-e-h-k-o o-h, 2003 case, 113 Cal.App.4th, at 1433.

20      I suggest that the case law supports Mr.

21 Canada's position that he was not unlawfully cultivating

22 or using marijuana since his position is it was for his

23 personal Medical use.

24      THE COURT: What I would like to do on this is take

25 a -- do some research on this matter. I think it's a

26 close call.

27      MR. SASNETT: And I have -

28      THE COURT: There is a requirement to have a
							

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