How have the courts interpreted the word "intent to distribute" in the context of a drug possession charge?

Further, in defining "intent" for the second element--intent to distribute--the court's instruction merely informed the jury that it could find Lara guilty only if his delivery of the marijuana was the result of purpose, rather than accident or mistake. This definition is correct. United States v. Castillo, 866 F.2d 1071, 1085 (9th Cir.1988) (upholding court's supplemental instruction defining "intent to distribute" to mean possession for the purpose of delivery to a third person). Taken as a whole, the district court's instructions did not mislead the jury.