IN THE NEWS - The Jury is Out; Medical marijuana seller didn't profit

SAN DIEGO, Calif. A San Diego jury has acquitted a medical marijuana collective manager of possessing and selling the drug for profit.

Jovan Jackson cried when he heard the not guilty verdicts read in San Diego Superior Court Tuesday.

The 31-year-old was convicted of possession of Ecstasy and Xanax.

Jackson's case was the first to go to trial following a series of raids that shut down 14 medical marijuana stores in San Diego. The raids resulted in 31 arrests.

Jurors who spoke to reporters say the laws on medical marijuana sales from collectives were vague, prompting them to find the defendant innocent.

Prosecutors argued that the case against Jackson wasn't about medical marijuana, but about making money.

Source: The Associated Press