(A) (1) It is hereby declared to be unlawful within the city, for any person, including a corporation or other entity, to use, possess, purchase, attempt to purchase, sell, publicly display for sale or attempt to sell, give or barter any synthetic equivalents of the substances contained in the plant, or in the resinous extractives of Cannabis, sp. and/or synthetic substances, derivatives and their isomers with similar chemical structure and pharmacological activity, such as the following:
(a) 1 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol, or its optical isomers;
(b) 6 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol, or its optical isomers; and/or
(c) 3, 4 cis or trans tetrahydro- cannabinol, or its optical isomers.
(2) Since nomenclature of these substances is not internationally standardized, compounds of these structures, regardless of numerical designation of atomic positions are similarly prohibited.
(B) This section may be enforced by the city’s Police Department, Code Enforcement Division or the county’s Health Department. Any substance reasonably suspected to be described by division (A) above may be seized and held as evidence pending adjudication of the alleged violation.
(C) It is not an offense under division (A) above if the person was acting at the direction of an authorized law enforcement agent to enforce or ensure compliance with this law prohibiting the sale of the aforementioned substances.
(D) This section does not apply to any person who commits any act described in this section pursuant to the direction or prescription of a licensed physician or dentist authorized to direct such act or prescribe such substance. This section likewise does not apply to the inhalation of anesthesia for a medical purpose or dental purpose.
(Prior Code, § 132.01) (Ord. G-10-5, passed 8-24-2010) Penalty, see § 132.99