CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 18:22.3
CULTIVATING OR GROWING MARIJUANA (MORE THAN TWELVE PLANTS)
The elements of the crime of cultivating or growing marijuana (more
than twelve plants) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
[4. cultivated, grew, or produced more than twelve marijuana
plants on or in a residential property.]
[4. allowed more than twelve marijuana plants to be cultivated,
grown, or produced on or in a residential property.]
[5. 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 cultivating or growing marijuana (more than
twelve plants).
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 cultivating or growing
marijuana (more than twelve plants).
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
1e72f2aecc26566746c88ce5eacb20c97945504390853c3bdc13d2a43a7718ea
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