Board of Immigration Appeals July 1, 1979, ID 2706 (DAVIS)

Interim Decision #2706

MATTER OF DAVIS

In Deportation Proceedings

.A.-20489522

Decided by Board May 31, 1979

(1) For a marihuana conviction to fall within section 241(a)(11) of the Immigration and

Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1251(a)(11), the conviction must be for illicit possession or

sale, and a conviction under a statute imposing strict liability for sale of marihuana is not

sufficient. Lennon v.