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Appeals court orders new trial for defendant barred from invoking ‘laced’ marijuana defense
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For the first time last month, Colorado’s second-highest court determined a man should have been allowed to defend himself against criminal charges by letting jurors evaluate whether he ingested marijuana that, unbeknown to him, was allegedly laced with a stimulant. A Denver jury convicted Isaac U. Mion of robbery, criminal mischief and menacing. There was clear…