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STATE v. LOVELESS

A20-1254.

987 N.W.2d 224 (2023)

STATE of Minnesota, Appellant/Cross-Respondent, v. Jason James LOVELESS, Respondent/Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Filed: March 22, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith M. Ellison , Attorney General, Saint Paul, Minnesota; Donald F. Ryan , Crow Wing County Attorney, Lindsey Lindstrom , Assistant County Attorney, Brainerd, Minnesota; and Travis J. Smith , Special Assistant County Attorney, William C. Lundy , Supervised Practitioner, Slayton, Minnesota, for appellant/cross-respondent.

Cathryn Middlebrook , Chief Appellate Public Defender, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for respondent/cross-appellant.

Jeffrey C. O'Brien , Apple Valley, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Minnesota Industrial Hemp Association.

Jason C. Tarasek , Tarasek Law Office, PLLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Elliot Ginsburg , Garner, Ginsburg & Johnsen, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Minnesota Cannabis Association.

OPINION

In early 2020, a Crow Wing County jury found respondent/cross-appellant Jason James Loveless guilty of two marijuana-related fifth-degree controlled substance offenses. One conviction is based on Loveless's alleged possession of approximately 3 pounds of plant material that the State claimed was marijuana....

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