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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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1917
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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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