PEOPLE v. CHAKOS

No. G037004.

69 Cal.Rptr.3d 667 (2007)

158 Cal.App.4th 357

The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Christopher James CHAKOS, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeal of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

December 21, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kristin A. Erickson, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, Erika Hiramatsu and Heather F. Crawford, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

SILLS, P.J.

I. INTRODUCTION

California's Compassionate Use Act allows a qualified patient to lawfully possess eight ounces of marijuana for a medical condition, and possibly more if a doctor makes a formal recommendation that eight ounces is insufficient for the patient's needs.1 Christopher James Chakos had a formal certificate from his doctor for lawful marijuana consumption under the Compassionate Use Act...

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