18-18-422. Imitation controlled substances - violations - penalties.
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(a)Except as provided in section 18-18-424, it is unlawful for a person to manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute an imitation controlled substance.
(b)A person who violates the provisions of paragraph
(a)of this subsection
(1)commits:
(I)A level 4 drug felony.
(II)(Deleted by amendment, L. 2013.)
(a)If an adult distributes an imitation controlled substance to a minor and the adult is at least two years older than the minor, the adult commits a level 3 drug felony.
(b)(Deleted by amendment, L. 2013.)
(a)It is unlawful for a person to place in a newspaper, magazine, handbill, or other publication or to post or distribute in a public place an advertisement or solicitation that the person knows will promote the distribution of imitation controlled substances.
(b)A person who violates the provisions of paragraph
(a)of this subsection
(3)commits a level 1 drug misdemeanor.
(4)It is not a defense to a violation of this section that the defendant believed that the imitation controlled substance was a genuine controlled substance.