P. v. Cardenas CA3
Defendant Jose Audel Cardenas allowed a non-resident acquaintance to grow marijuana on his property. Both defendant and his housemate had medical marijuana recommendations from a physician, but defendant failed to establish the marijuana grown on the property was for medical use. After a short court trial, the trial court found defendant guilty of cultivating marijuana (Health & Saf. Code, § 11358), possession of marijuana for sale (§ 11359), attempted transportation of marijuana (§ 11360, subd. (a)), and maintaining a place for the purpose of selling, giving away, or using marijuana (§ 11366). The court placed defendant on probation for three years and imposed various fines and fees, including a single $50 criminal laboratory analysis fee with an attached $150 penalty assessment. (§ 11372.5.)
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