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Editor's Note: Former Section 215.1800, Possession Of Marijuana Or Synthetic Cannabinoid, was repealed 10-10-20232 by Ord. No. 23-1249.
[Ord. No. 23-1249, 10-10-2023]
A. 
A person commits the offense of possession of a controlled substance if he or she knowingly possesses or delivers a controlled substance, except as allowed by Article XIV, Section 1 or Section 2 of the Missouri Constitution, or Chapter 195 or Chapter 579, RSMo. In any complaint, information, action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of this Section, it shall not be necessary to include any exception, excuse, proviso or exemption contained in this Code or Article XIV, Section 1 or Section 2 of the Missouri Constitution or Chapter 195 or Chapter 579, RSMo., and the burden of proof of any such exception, excuse, proviso or exemption shall be upon the defendant.
B. 
It is an offense to deliver or distribute marijuana or marijuana accessories, with or without consideration, to a person younger than twenty-one (21) years of age.
C. 
A person who possesses, produces, delivers without receiving consideration or remuneration to another person who is a least twenty-one (21) years of age, or possesses with intent to deliver, not more than twice the amount of marijuana allowed pursuant to Article XIV, Section 2, Subsection 10, of the Missouri Constitution, shall thereby commit a violation and be subject to civil penalty and forfeiture of the marijuana as provided in Article XIV, Section 2, Subsection 10(6), of the Missouri Constitution.
D. 
It is an offense for a person younger than twenty-one (21) years of age to purchase, possess, use, consume, transport marijuana or marijuana accessories. A person who is under twenty-one (21) years of age who possesses, uses, ingests, inhales, transports, delivers without consideration or distributes without consideration three (3) ounces or less of marijuana, or assesses, delivers without consideration or distributes without consideration marijuana accessories in violation of Article XIV, Section 2, Subsection 10, of the Missouri Constitution shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) and forfeiture of the marijuana. Any such person shall be provided the option of attending up to four (4) hours of drug education or counseling in lieu of the civil penalty.
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Note: Under certain circumstances, this offense can be a felony under State law.
State Law Reference: For similar statutory provisions and the elements setting the levels of this offense, see §§ 195.010, 195.017 and 579.015, RSMo.
A. 
The retail sale of methamphetamine precursor drugs shall be limited to:
1. 
Sales in packages containing not more than a total of three (3) grams of one (1) or more methamphetamine precursor drugs calculated in terms of ephedrine base, pseudoephedrine base and phenylpropanolamine base; and
2. 
For non-liquid products, sales in blister packs, each blister containing not more than two (2) dosage units, or where the use of blister packs is technically infeasible, sales in unit dose packets or pouches.
B. 
The penalty for a knowing violation of Subsection (A) of this Section is found in Section 579.060, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 23-1249, 10-10-2023]
A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia if he or she knowingly uses or assesses with intent to use drug paraphernalia as defined by Chapter 195, RSMo., to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance as defined by Chapter 195, RSMo., in violation of Chapter 195 or Chapter 579, RSMo., except as allowed by Article XIV, Section 1 or Section 2, of the Missouri Constitution.
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Note: Under certain circumstances, this offense can be a felony under State law.
[Ord. No. 23-1249, 10-10-2023]
A person who is not a Missouri licensed marijuana facility or medical facility commits the offense of unlawful marijuana cultivation practices if they cultivate marijuana plants in excess of the amount allowed by law or that are visible by normal, unaided vision from a public place or that are not kept in a locked space, and such person shall be subject to a civil penalty not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and forfeiture of the marijuana.
No person shall intentionally smell or inhale the fumes of any solvent, particularly toluol, amyl nitrite, butyl nitrite, cyclohexyl nitrite, ethyl nitrite, pentyl nitrite and propyl nitrite and their iso-analogues or induce any other person to do so for the purpose of causing a condition of, or inducing symptoms of, intoxication, elation, euphoria, dizziness, excitement, irrational behavior, exhilaration, paralysis, stupefaction, or dulling of senses or nervous system, or for the purpose of, in any manner, changing, distorting or disturbing the audio, visual or mental processes; except that this Section shall not apply to the inhalation of any anesthesia for medical or dental purposes.
A. 
As used in this Section, "alcohol beverage vaporizer" means any device which, by means of heat, a vibrating element, or any method, is capable of producing a breathable mixture containing one (1) or more alcoholic beverages to be dispensed for inhalation into the lungs via the nose or mouth or both.
B. 
No person shall intentionally or willfully induce the symptoms of intoxication, elation, euphoria, dizziness, excitement, irrational behavior, exhilaration, paralysis, stupefaction, or dulling of the senses or nervous system, distortion of audio, visual or mental processes by the use or abuse of any of the following substances:
1. 
Solvents, particularly toluol;
2. 
Ethyl alcohol;
3. 
Amyl nitrite and its iso-analogues;
4. 
Butyl nitrite and its iso-analogues;
5. 
Cyclohexyl nitrite and its iso-analogues;
6. 
Ethyl nitrite and its iso-analogues;
7. 
Pentyl nitrite and its iso-analogues; and
8. 
Propyl nitrite and its iso-analogues.
C. 
This Section shall not apply to substances that have been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration as therapeutic drug products or are contained in approved over-the-counter drug products or administered lawfully pursuant to the order of an authorized medical practitioner.
D. 
No person shall intentionally possess any solvent, particularly toluol, amyl nitrite, butyl nitrite, cyclohexyl nitrite, ethyl nitrite, pentyl nitrite and propyl nitrite and their iso-analogues for the purpose of using it in the manner prohibited by Section 215.1840 and this Section.
E. 
No person shall possess or use an alcoholic beverage vaporizer.
F. 
Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit the legal consumption of intoxicating liquor.
A. 
No person shall intentionally possess or buy any solvent, particularly toluol, amyl nitrite, butyl nitrite, cyclohexyl nitrite, ethyl nitrite, pentyl nitrite and propyl nitrite and their iso-analogues for the purpose of inducing or aiding any other person to violate the provisions of Sections 215.1840 and 215.1850 hereof.
B. 
Any person who violates any provision of Sections 215.1840 through 215.1860 is guilty of an ordinance violation for the first violation.
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Note: Under certain circumstances, this offense can be a felony under State law.
A person commits the offense of drunkenness or drinking in a prohibited place if he or she enters any schoolhouse or church house in which there is an assemblage of people, met for a lawful purpose, or any courthouse, in an intoxicated and disorderly condition, or drinks or offers to drink any intoxicating liquors in the presence of such assembly of people, or in any courthouse.