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STATE v. JONES

No. CR-18-0370-PR.

440 P.3d 1139 (2019)

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Rodney Christopher JONES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

Filed May 28, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheila Polk , Yavapai County Attorney, Dennis M. McGrane , Chief Deputy County Attorney, Benjamin D. Kreutzberg (argued), Deputy County Attorney, Prescott, Attorneys for State of Arizona.

Robert A. Mandel (argued), Taylor C. Young , Mandel Young PLC, Phoenix; and Lee Stein , Anna H. Finn , Mitchell Stein Carey Chapman, PC, Phoenix, Attorneys for Rodney Christopher Jones.

Sarah L. Mayhew , Tucson, Attorney for Amicus Curiae Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice; and Thomas W. Dean , Phoenix, Attorney for Amicus Curiae National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.

Eric M. Fraser , Osborn Maledon, P.A., Phoenix, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Arizona Dispensaries Association.

Gary Michael Smith , Smith Saks, PLC, Phoenix, Attorney for Amicus Curiae Will Humble.

Gaye L. Gould , Janet E. Jackim , Philip R. Rudd , Sacks Tierney P.A., Scottsdale, Attorneys for Amici Curiae Physicians.

Sharon A. Urias , Greenspoon Marder LLP, Scottsdale; and John H. Pelzer , Greenspoon Marder LLP, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae MPX Bioceutical Corporation.

Jared G. Keenan , Kathleen E. Brody , American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Arizona, Phoenix; and Emma A. Andersson , American Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Qualifying Patients and Caregivers.

Elizabeth Burton Ortiz , Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys' Advisory Council, Phoenix, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys' Advisory Council.

Alex Lane , Lane, Hupp, Crowley, PLC, Phoenix, Attorneys for Amici Curiae Jennifer Welton and Alex Lane.

Kathi Mann Sandweiss , Lawrence E. Wilk , Thomas S. Moring , Jaburg & Wilk, P.C., Phoenix, Attorneys for Receiver for Green Hills Patient Center, Inc.

VICE CHIEF JUSTICE BRUTINEL authored the opinion of the Court, in which CHIEF JUSTICE BALES and JUSTICES TIMMER, BOLICK, GOULD, LOPEZ, and PELANDER (Retired) joined.

¶1 Rodney Christopher Jones appeals his convictions and sentences arising from his possession of hashish, a form of cannabis resin, A.R.S. §§ 13-3401(4)(a), -3408(A)(1), arguing that the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act ("AMMA") immunizes his conduct. AMMA defines marijuana as including...

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