CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 18:15
SELLING, TRANSFERRING, OR DISPENSING MARIJUANA TO A MINOR (MORE THAN SIX OUNCES, BUT NOT MORE THAN TWO AND ONE-HALF POUNDS OF MARIJUANA; OR MORE THAN THREE OUNCES, BUT NOT MORE THAN ONE POUND OF MARIJUANA CONCENTRATE)
The elements of the crime of selling, transferring, or dispensing
marijuana to a minor (more than six ounces, but not more than two and
one-half pounds of marijuana, or more than three ounces, but not more
than one pound of marijuana concentrate) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. was an adult, and
4. sold, transferred, or dispensed more than six ounces, but not
more than two and one-half pounds of marijuana, or more than
three ounces, but not more than one pound of marijuana
concentrate,
5. to a minor who was at least two years younger than the
defendant.
[6. and that the defendant’s conduct was not legally authorized by
the affirmative defense[s] in Instruction[s] ___.]
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
proven each of the elements beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find
the defendant guilty of selling, transferring, or dispensing marijuana to a
minor (more than six ounces, but not more than two and one-half pounds
of marijuana, or more than three ounces, but not more than one pound of
marijuana concentrate).
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
failed to prove any one or more of the elements beyond a reasonable doubt,
you should find the defendant not guilty of selling, transferring, or
dispensing marijuana to a minor (more than six ounces, but not more than
two and one-half pounds of marijuana, or more than three ounces, but not
more than one pound of marijuana concentrate).
History
COLJI-Crim. (2025), Colorado Supreme Court Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee. The committee's page: "The 2025 edition was published online on February 25, 2026." © 2025 Supreme Court of Colorado for the State of Colorado.
Provenance
- Source
- www.coloradojudicial.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- crim-2026-02-25
- Content hash
4a32dafa49accb0d181c9f1f8a248337acc4ab787cfb9ffe36b367d9d128067b
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