What is the test for intent and knowledge of possession of marijuana?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mendoza, 251 Cal.App.2d 835, 60 Cal.Rptr. 5 (Cal. App. 1967):
The rule applicable to statutes such as those here involved is declared in People v. Gory, 28 Cal.2d 450, 454, 170 P.2d 433, 435, involving possession of marijuana:
'Neither intent nor knowledge is an element of the offense'.
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