HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 13.36
Commercial Promotion of Marijuana 1° -- Distribution
DEGREE – DISTRIBUTION OF FIVE POUNDS OR MORE:
H.R.S. § 712-1249.4(1)(b)
[In Count (count number) of the Indictment/Complaint, the]
[The] Defendant, (defendant's name), is charged with the offense
of Commercial Promotion of Marijuana in the First Degree.
A person commits the offense of Commercial Promotion of
Marijuana in the First Degree if he/she knowingly distributes
marijuana having an aggregate weight of five pounds or more.
There are three material elements of the offense of
Commercial Promotion of Marijuana in the First Degree, each of
which the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
These three elements are:
1. That, on or about (date) in the [City and] County of
(name of county), the Defendant distributed marijuana; and
2. That the marijuana had an aggregate weight of five
pounds or more; and
3. That the Defendant did so knowingly.
Provenance
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- courts.state.hi.us
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-20
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