Any judge with a modicum of common sense would roll his eyes before the open court at the presentation of such a specious assertion, and then 'have a chat' with the prosecutor in-chambers.
No cigar.
Well, it certainly had "exchange" value for the defendants. They were more than willing to exchange 6 months of their freedom for the unlawfully taken produce.
The crime actually charged was --
Statute text
(1) A person commits second degree burglary, if the person knowingly breaks an entrance into, enters unlawfully in, or remains unlawfully after a lawful or unlawful entry in a building or occupied structure with intent to commit therein a crime against another person or property.
(2) Second degree burglary is a class 4 felony, but it is a class 3 felony if:
(a) It is a burglary of a dwelling; or
(b) It is a burglary, the objective of which is the theft of a controlled substance, as defined in section 12-22-303 (7), C.R.S., lawfully kept within any building or occupied structure.
History
Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 427, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-4-203. L. 81: (2) amended, p. 974, § 9, effective July 1; (2)(b) amended, p. 2031, § 44, effective July 14. L. 99: (1) amended, p. 327, § 3, effective July 1
Nothing in the above statute refers to value of the property in question, intrinsic or otherwise. After trespassing on private property and breaking into this business, defendants took unlawful possession of property lawfully possessed by another. That satisfies the elements.