(A) General provisions.
(1) No person shall possess 30 grams or less of any substance containing cannabis, or the synthetic form of cannabis, 1-pentyl-3-(1-napthoyl) indole, commonly known as K2, except as authorized by the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, effective January 1, 2020.
(2) For the purpose of this section,
CANNABIS includes marijuana, hashish, and other substances which are identified as including any parts of the plant cannabis sativa, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof, the resin extracted from any part of such plant, and any compound, manufacture, sale, derivative, and all other cannabinoid derivatives, including its naturally occurring or synthetically produced ingredients, whether produced directly or indirectly by extraction, or independently by means of chemical synthesis or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis; but shall not include the mature stalks of such plant, fiber produced from such stalks, oil, or cake made from the seeds of such plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of germination.
(B) Relationship to state cannabis laws. The Police Department may in its discretion refer charges of possession of cannabis to the state’s Attorney for charges pursuant to state law instead of bringing charges pursuant to this section, but no person shall be charged pursuant to this section and state law for the same offense. Possession of cannabis in excess of 30 grams is not subject to this section, but rather, shall be referred to the state’s Attorney to be charged pursuant to state law.
(Ord. 20-01, passed 3-3-2020)