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LAWSPASSED AT THE

Twenty-First Session of the General

Assembly of the State of Colorado-»:

CONVENED AT DENVERTHE THIRD DAY OF JANUARY, A. D. 1917

ALSO

I nitiated and Referred Laws Passed ByVote of the People at the GeneralElection Held November 7, 1916

Published by Authority of

JAMES R. NOLAND, SECRETARY OF STATECompiled under direction of Secretary of State

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Cultivationand useunlawful

1:20 CA.NNABIS SATIVA [eh.39.

CHAPTER 39.

CANNABIS SATIVA

CULTIVATION AND UNLAWFUL USE OF

(H. B. No. 263, by Mr. Lucer-o)

AN ACT

TO DECLARE UNLAWFUL THE PLANTING, CULTIVATING,

HARVESTING, DRYING, CURING, OR PREPARATION FOR

SALE OR GIFT OF CA~NABIS SATIVA, AND TO PROVIDE

A PENALTY THEREFOR.

Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Colorado:

Section 1. Any person who shall grow or use can-

nabis sativa (also known as cannabis indica, Indian hemp

and mariguana) that he has grown shall be deemed guilty

of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be punished

by a fine of not less than ten nor more than .one hundred

dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not more

than thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment

in the discretion of the court.

Approved: March 30, 1917.

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Act amended

Sale of opium,coca leaves,cannabis Indica,et c., restricted

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186 [eh.66.RUGS

CHAPTER 66.

DRUGS

SALE OF HABIT·FORMING AND NARCOTIC DRUGS

RESTRICTED

(H. B. No. 371, by Mr. Lucero)

AN ACT

TO AMEND AN ACT E~TITLED, "AN ACT TO REGULATE THE

SA.LE, BARTER, EXCHANGE, DISTRIBUTION, DEALING

IN, GIVING AWAY, DISPENSIKG, OR THE DISPOSITION

IN ANY MANNER OF OPIUM OR COCA LEAVES, THEIR

SALTS, DERIVATIVES OR PREPARATIONS, TO REGU·

LATE THE TREATMENT A~D TO PROVIDE FOR THE

COMMITTAL OF THE HABITUAL USERS OF SUCH

DRUGS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," APPROVED

APRIL 9, 1915, CONCERNING NARCOTIC AND HABIT·

FORMING DRUGS, SO AS TO INCLUDE CA~NABIS

INDICA AND CHLORAL HYDRATE.

Be It Enacted by the General .4.sscmbly of the Statc of Oolorado:

Section 1. Section One of an act entitled "An act to

regulate the sale, barter, exchange. distribution, dealing

in, giving away, dispensing, or the disposition in any

manner of opium or coca leaves. their salts, derivatives

or preparation, to regulatp the treatment and to provide

for the committal of th o habitual users of such drugs,

and for other purposes.' IIpproved April 9, HH5, (Ses-sion Laws HHr., page 20R) is herobv :amended to read:

"Section 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person,

to sen, barter, exchange. distribute, gin' awny or in any

manner dispose of. at retail or to a consumer, opium, coca

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Ch.66·1 DUrGS 187

leaves, cannabis indica, chloral hydrate or any compound,

manufacture, salt, derivative, or preparation thereof,

within this state, except upon the original written pre-

scription of a duly licensed physician, and pursuant to

all the requirements of this act."

Section 2. Section Two of an act entitled "An act Act amended

to regulate the sale, barter, exchange, distribution, dealing

in, giving away, dispensing, or the disposition in any

manner of opium or coca leaves, their salts, derivatives

or preparation, to regulate the treatment and to provide

for the committal of the habitual users of such drugs, and

for other purposes," approved April 9, 1915 (Session

Laws 1915, page 208) is hereby amended to read:"Section 2. That the provisions of this act shall not

be construed to apply to the sale, barter, exchange, dis-

tribution, givin~ away. dispensing or the disposition in

any manner, or the possession, within this state, of prep-

arations and remedies which do not contain more than

two grains or opium, or more than one-fourth of a grain

of morphine, or more than one-eighth of a grain of heroin,

or more than one grain of codeine, or more than one-half

grain solid extract or its equivalent of cannabis indica.

or more than the grains of chloral hydrate, or any saltor derivative of any of them in one fluid ounce; or, if a

solid or semi-solid preparation, in one avoirdupois ounce;

or to liniments, ointments, or other preparations which

are prepared for external lise only, except liniments, oint-

ments and other preparations, which contain cocaine or

any of its salts, or alpha or beta eucaine, or any of their

salts, or any synthetic substitute for them ~provided; that

such remedies and preparations are sold, distributed,

given away, dispensed. or possessed as medicines and not

for the purpose of evading the intendment and provisionsof this act, The provisions of this act shall not apply to

decocainized coca leaves or preparations made thereform;

When this actIs not ap-plicable

It' sold In goodfaith

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188 DReGS [eh.66.

or to other preparations of coca leaves which do not con-

tain cocaine."

Safety clause Section 3. The General Assembly hereby finds, dE'-

termines and declares that this act and each and every

sentence, phrase, clause, section and subsection thereof is

necessary for the immediate preservation of the public

peace, health and safety.

Approved: April 17, 1917.

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