How do you prove intent to distribute

Typically, intent to distribute or sell is assumed when a person is holding an amount of a CDS too large for personal use. Other circumstances that may indicate an intent to sell or distribute include: Communications from customers. Large amounts of money.

In order to be legally convicted of the crime of medicine distribution, the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt the following “elements” of the crime: You knowingly possessed an illegal medicine or controlled substance; and. You did so with the intent to sell, deliver or distribute the substance illegally.