(A) It shall be a civil offense for any person to use, possess, produce, manufacture, distribute, transport, sell, offer for sale, trade, barter, exchange or purchase any amount, including any packet, capsule, pill, or product, of any chemical compound or synthetic drug not governed by T.C.A. § 39-17-438 that emulates, replicates, mimics, simulates or causes a similar reaction to the effects of any synthetic drug or chemical compound listed in T.C.A. § 39-17-438, marijuana, cannabis or synthetic marijuana, including any drug or chemical compound that is privately compounded that circumvents the compounds listed in T.C.A. § 39-17-438 for synthetic cannabinoids, including through chemical changes such as the addition, subtraction or rearranging of a radical or the addition, subtraction or rearranging of a substituent.
(B) It shall be a civil offense for any person to use, possess, produce, manufacture, distribute, transport, sell, offer for sale, trade, barter, exchange or purchase any amount, including any packet, capsule, pill, or product, of any chemical compound or synthetic drug not governed by T.C.A. § 39-17-452 that emulates, replicates, mimics, simulates or causes effects similar to any synthetic drug or chemical compound listed in T.C.A. § 39-17-452, or a reaction similar to the effects of a psychoactive drug with stimulant properties which acts as a norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI), including any drug or chemical compound that is privately compounded that circumvents the synthetic derivatives or analogues of cathinone or methcathinone or the derivatives or analogues listed in T.C.A. § 39-17-452, including through chemical changes such as the addition, subtraction or rearranging of a radical or the addition, subtraction or rearranging of a substituent.
(C) It is not a defense to this offense that the item is not intended for human consumption.
(Ord. 1341, passed 2-7-2012)