CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 18:30
UNLAWFUL MANUFACTURING, DISPENSING, SALE, OR DISTRIBUTION OF SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS OR SALVIA DIVINORUM
The elements of the crime of unlawful manufacturing, dispensing,
sale, or distribution of synthetic cannabinoids or salvia divinorum are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. knowingly,
4. manufactured, dispensed, sold, or distributed, or possessed
with intent to manufacture, dispense, sell, or distribute,
5. any amount of any synthetic cannabinoid or salvia divinorum.
[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 unlawful manufacturing, dispensing, sale, or
distribution of synthetic cannabinoids or salvia divinorum.
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 unlawful manufacturing,
dispensing, sale, or distribution of synthetic cannabinoids salvia
divinorum.
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
e228668e59e3fc83cec1b5e4806c1ff6a71daf29f1be6394b5cd372d1a3f15f2
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