(a) Definitions.
Person is any human being, business, corporation, or entity.
Synthetic Equivalent includes any of the following chemicals or compounds:
a. Cannabicyclohexanol, also known as 2-[(1R,3s)-3-hydroxycyclohexy]-5-(2- methyloctan-2-yl) phenol; or,
b. (6aR,10aR)-9-(hydroxymethyl)-6-dimethyl-3-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)-6a, 7, 10, 10a- tetrahydrobenzo chromen-1-ol, also known as HU-210; or,
c. Naphthalen-1-yl- (1-pentylindol- 3-yl) methanone, also known as 1 Pentyl-3- (1-naphthoyl)indole or JWH-018;or,
d. Naphthalen-1-yl-(1-butylindol-3-yl) methanone, also known as 1 Butyl-3- (1-naphthoyl)indole or JWH-073;or,
e. TFMMP, also known as 1-(3- [trifuoromethlypeny])piperazine; or,
f. JWH-250, also known as 2-(2- methoxphenyl)-1(1-pentylindol-3-yl)ethanone; or,
g. Any part of or extract from the plant classified botanically as Salvia Divinorum, and any compound, salts derivative, mixture or preparation of such plant, its seeds or extracts; or
h. Any other equivalent compound or derivative.
Synthetic Marijuana includes any herb or incense marketed under the name K2, Spice, Acapulco Spices, Serenity Now, Spice Gold, Shokotsu, Afghan Incense, Baked, Black Magic, Buzz, Cherry Charm, Fire Bird, Fire "N" Ice, Pulse, Solitude or Voodoo, and that contains a synthetic equivalent.
(b) Sale or transfer of synthetic cannabinoids prohibited. It is hereby declared to be unlawful within the corporate limits of the City of Carmel, Indiana, for any person to sell, barter, give away or otherwise transfer to another synthetic marijuana or any synthetic equivalent of the substances contained in the plant cannabis, or in the resinous extractives of cannabis and/or any synthetic substances, derivatives, and their isomers with similar chemical structure and pharmacological activity. Since the nomenclature of these substances is not internationally standardized, the sale or other transfer to another of compounds of these structures, regardless of numerical designation of atomic positions, is similarly declared to be unlawful.
(c) Penalties. The first violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of $100.The second and all subsequent violations of this section by the same person or entity shall be punishable by a fine of $1,000 for each such violation.
(Ord. D-2022-10, 11-15-10)