Jason Lauve smiles after being acquitted of marijuana possession charges. Courtesy www.colorado420.com (August 6, 2009) |
BOULDER, Colo.—
A medical marijuana user has been acquitted of charges that he possessed too much of the drug.A Boulder County jury acquitted 38-year-old Jason Lauve Thursday of a felony drug possession charge and lesser charges of possessing marijuana and marijuana concentrate.
The Louisville man was charged with possessing 17 times the permitted amount of marijuana the state allows for medical purposes -- 2 ounces and no more than six plants.
Police said they found more than 2 pounds of marijuana during a raid of his home in June 2008.
Lauve, who has a state-issued medical marijuana ID card, suffered severe back injuries after being struck by a snowboarder at Eldora Ski Resort in 2004. He says he uses marijuana to ease his pain.
