Ordinance 2014-1661 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Sec. 9.76.020. Possession and consumption of marijuana by minors; affirmative defense. A. It shall be unlawful for any minor to consume, possess, display or have under that person's control any marijuana or marijuana product. B. It shall be an affirmative defense to a charged violation under this section that the minor: (1) on the date of the alleged offense, lawfully possessed a current registry identification card issued by the State of Colorado; and (2) possessed no more marijuana than the amount permitted by Article XVBI, § 14 of the Colorado Constitution. Such evidence shall be presented at an arraignment or at a pre -trial conference on the offense. Any minor who raises this defense waives doctor - patient privilege and confidentiality with respect to the patient registry information. Sec. 9.76.030. Public consumption of marijuana prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to consume or use marijuana in any place that is commonly or usually open to the general public, being either public or private property, and including but not limited to, parks, open space, trails, sidewalks, streets, public rights -of -way, and places of business open to the general public. Sec. 9.76.040. Violations; penalty. Any person who violates any provision of this Chapter shall be subject to the penalty provided in section 1:28.010. Section 2. If any portion of this ordinance is held to be invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each part hereof irrespective of the fact that any one part be declared invalid. Section 3. The repeal or modification of any provision of the Municipal Code of the City of Louisville by this ordinance shall not release, extinguish, alter, modify, or change in whole or in part any penalty, forfeiture, or liability, either civil or criminal, which shall have been incurred under such provision, and each provision shall be treated and held as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any and all proper actions, suits, proceedings, and prosecutions for the enforcement of the penalty, forfeiture, or liability, as well as for the purpose of sustaining any judgment, decree, or order which can or may be rendered, entered, or made in such actions, suits, proceedings, or prosecutions. Section 4. All other ordinances or portions thereof inconsistent or conflicting with this ordinance or any portion hereof are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict. 2