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Editor's Note: Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution may provide exceptions to some of the provisions in this Article.
A person commits the offense of possession of marijuana or any synthetic cannabinoid, as both terms are defined in Section 195.010, RSMo., if he or she knowingly possesses marijuana or any synthetic cannabinoid, except and only to the extent as authorized by Chapter 579, RSMo., Chapter 195, RSMo., or Article XIV, Section 1 of the Missouri Constitution, including any and all rules and regulations promulgated by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services related to legalized marijuana.[2]
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Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.
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State Law Reference: For similar statutory provisions and the elements setting the levels of this offense, see §§ 195.010, 195.017 and 579.015, RSMo.
A person commits the offense of possession of a controlled substance, as defined in Section 195.010, RSMo., if he or she knowingly possesses a controlled substance, except and only to the extent as authorized by Chapter 579, RSMo., Chapter 195, RSMo., or Article XIV, Section 1 of the Missouri Constitution, including any and all rules and regulations promulgated by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services related to legalized marijuana.[2]
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Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.
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State Law Reference: For similar statutory provisions and the elements setting the levels of this offense, see §§ 195.010, 195.017 and 579.015, RSMo.
A. 
The retail sale of methamphetamine precursor drugs shall be limited to:
1. 
Sales in packages containing not more than a total of three (3) grams of one (1) or more methamphetamine precursor drugs calculated in terms of ephedrine base, pseudoephedrine base and phenylpropanolamine base; and
2. 
For non-liquid products, sales in blister packs, each blister containing not more than two (2) dosage units, or where the use of blister packs is technically infeasible, sales in unit dose packets or pouches.
B. 
The penalty for a knowing violation of Subsection (A) of this Section is found in Section 579.060, RSMo.
Except and only to the extent as authorized by Article XIV, Section 1 of the Missouri Constitution, including any and all rules and regulations promulgated by the Missouri Department on Health and Senior Services related to legalized marijuana, a person commits the offense of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia if he or she knowingly uses, or possesses with intent to use, drug paraphernalia, to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body, a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance in violation of Chapter 579, RSMo., or Chapter 195, RSMo.
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Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.
No person shall intentionally smell or inhale the fumes of any solvent, particularly toluol, amyl nitrite, butyl nitrite, cyclohexyl nitrite, ethyl nitrite, pentyl nitrite and propyl nitrite and their iso-analogues or induce any other person to do so for the purpose of causing a condition of, or inducing symptoms of, intoxication, elation, euphoria, dizziness, excitement, irrational behavior, exhilaration, paralysis, stupefaction, or dulling of senses or nervous system, or for the purpose of, in any manner, changing, distorting or disturbing the audio, visual or mental processes; except that this Section shall not apply to the inhalation of any anesthesia for medical or dental purposes.
A. 
As used in this Section, "alcohol beverage vaporizer" means any device which, by means of heat, a vibrating element, or any method, is capable of producing a breathable mixture containing one (1) or more alcoholic beverages to be dispensed for inhalation into the lungs via the nose or mouth or both.
B. 
No person shall intentionally or willfully induce the symptoms of intoxication, elation, euphoria, dizziness, excitement, irrational behavior, exhilaration, paralysis, stupefaction, or dulling of the senses or nervous system, distortion of audio, visual or mental processes by the use or abuse of any of the following substances:
1. 
Solvents, particularly toluol;
2. 
Ethyl alcohol;
3. 
Amyl nitrite and its iso-analogues;
4. 
Butyl nitrite and its iso-analogues;
5. 
Cyclohexyl nitrite and its iso-analogues;
6. 
Ethyl nitrite and its iso-analogues;
7. 
Pentyl nitrite and its iso-analogues; and
8. 
Propyl nitrite and its iso-analogues.
C. 
This Section shall not apply to substances that have been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration as therapeutic drug products or are contained in approved over-the-counter drug products or administered lawfully pursuant to the order of an authorized medical practitioner.
D. 
No person shall intentionally possess any solvent, particularly toluol, amyl nitrite, butyl nitrite, cyclohexyl nitrite, ethyl nitrite, pentyl nitrite and propyl nitrite and their iso-analogues for the purpose of using it in the manner prohibited by Section 210.1840 and this Section.
E. 
No person shall possess or use an alcoholic beverage vaporizer.
F. 
Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit the legal consumption of intoxicating liquor.
A. 
No person shall intentionally possess or buy any solvent, particularly toluol, amyl nitrite, butyl nitrite, cyclohexyl nitrite, ethyl nitrite, pentyl nitrite and propyl nitrite and their iso-analogues for the purpose of inducing or aiding any other person to violate the provisions of Sections 210.1840 and 210.1850 hereof.
B. 
Any person who violates any provision of Sections 210.1840 through 210.1860 is guilty of an ordinance violation for the first violation.
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Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.
[R.O. 2016 § 210.490; CC 1994 § 37.410]
A person commits the offense of drunkenness or drinking in a prohibited place if he or she enters any schoolhouse or church house in which there is an assemblage of people, met for a lawful purpose, or any courthouse, in an intoxicated and disorderly condition, or drinks or offers to drink any intoxicating liquors in the presence of such assembly of people, or in any courthouse. Any person doing so within the City of Park Hills shall be guilty of a violation.
[R.O. 2016 § 210.495; Ord. No. 256-99 §§ 1 — 2, 3-9-1999; Ord. No. 891-10 § 1, 3-9-2010]
A. 
A person commits the offense of transporting an open beer or liquor container if a container of malt liquor or intoxicating liquor (as those terms are defined in Chapter 600 of this Code) is found to be open (that is readily available for ready consumption) within a vehicle which that person has under his/her control in which that person is a passenger.
B. 
Penalty. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of an offense punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and/or up to ninety (90) days in the County Jail.
[R.O. 2016 § 210.500; CC 1994 § 37.501; Ord. No. 973-11 § 1, 9-13-2011]
The terms defined in Section 195.010, RSMo., as revised from time to time, shall apply to this Article.
[R.O. 2016 § 210.510; CC 1994 § 37.502]
A. 
A person may lawfully possess or have under his or her control a controlled substance if he or she obtained the controlled substance directly from, or pursuant to, a valid prescription or practitioner's order issued in the course of a practitioner's professional practice or except as otherwise authorized by Chapter 195 or 579, RSMo.
B. 
In any complaint, information, or indictment, and in any action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of any provision of Chapter 195 or 579, RSMo., it shall not be necessary to negate any exception, excuse, proviso, or exemption, contained in Chapter 195 or 579, RSMo., and the burden of proof of any such exception, excuse, proviso or exemption, shall be upon the defendant.
[R.O. 2016 § 210.520; CC 1994 § 37.505]
A. 
A person commits the offense of unlawful distribution, delivery, or sale of drug paraphernalia if he or she unlawfully distributes, delivers, or sells, or possesses with intent to distribute, deliver, or sell drug paraphernalia knowing, or under circumstances in which one reasonably should know, that it will be used to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance in violation of this Article.
B. 
The offense of unlawful delivery of drug paraphernalia is an ordinance violation.
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Note: Under certain circumstances, this offense can be a felony under state law.
[R.O. 2016 § 210.520; CC 1994 § 37.505]
A. 
A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia if he or she knowingly uses, or possesses with intent to use, drug paraphernalia to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body, a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance in violation of Chapter 195 or 579, RSMo.
B. 
The offense of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia is an ordinance violation.
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Note: Under certain circumstances, this offense can be a felony under state law.
[R.O. 2016 § 210.520; CC 1994 § 37.505]
A. 
A person commits the offense of unlawful manufacture of drug paraphernalia if he or she unlawfully manufactures with intent to deliver drug paraphernalia, knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, that it will be used to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance in violation of Chapter 195 or 579, RSMo.
B. 
The offense of unlawful manufacture of drug paraphernalia is an ordinance violation, unless done for commercial purposes.
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Note: Under certain circumstances, this offense can be a felony under state law.