SACRAMENTO, March 10 (UPI) -- A California jury convicted a man of trying to take 3 pounds of what he said was medical marijuana through the city's airport in his bags, authorities said.
The case was seen as a test of how much marijuana can legitimately be carried for personal medical needs, The Sacramento Bee reported Wednesday.
Jurors said they found the state's medical marijuana laws "hazy" and were troubled by the case, the newspaper reported.
The jury told the judge they were deadlocked on a charge of felony possession for sale. After further deliberations, they found Matthew Zugsberger, 34, innocent of possession for sale but guilty of a misdemeanor charge of simple possession and a separate charge of illegally transporting marijuana.
He faces a possible four years in prison.
Zugsberger, a diver injured in an oil rig accident, testified he had a physician's recommendation saying he could possess up to 5 pounds of marijuana, the Bee said.
He said he considered himself a test "for all our medical rights and freedoms."
Source: UPI
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