The purpose and intent of this chapter is to promote the general
safety and welfare of the public by establishing a mechanism to process
the minor nonviolent offenses of personal possession or personal use
of a small amount of marijuana and personal possession of marijuana
paraphernalia within the City of Harrisburg and not to promote or
condone the possession or use of marijuana or marijuana paraphernalia.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
MARIJUANA
All forms or varieties of the genus Cannabis, whether growing
or not, as defined by Pennsylvania's "Controlled Substance, Drug,
Device and Cosmetic Act" as set forth at 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 780-101
et seq.
MARIJUANA PARAPHERNALIA
Any device, instrument, apparatus or object used, intended
to be used, or designed to be used for introducing marijuana into
the human body or for storing, containing, concealing, or transporting
marijuana.
PERSONAL POSSESSION
Actual physical custody of or the ability to exercise control
over or have access to, for the sole purpose of one's own personal
use. This does not include possession with intent to deliver, distribute,
transfer, or sell.
PERSONAL USE
Introducing marijuana into one's own body, which includes
smoking, inhaling, exhaling, vaporizing, or burning any lighted cigar,
cigarette, pipe or other such device which contains marijuana or marijuana
extracts.
SMALL AMOUNT
Thirty grams or less of marijuana or eight grams or less
of hashish as set forth in 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 780-113(a)(31).