As used in this Title, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings.
1."Marijuana" includes the leaves, stems, flowers and seeds of all species of the plant genus Cannabis, whether growing or not; but does not include the resin extracted from any part of such plant and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation from such resin including hashish and does 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, fiber, oil or cake or the sterilized seed of such plant that is incapable of germination. "Marijuana" does not include hemp as defined in
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As used in this Title, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings.
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"Marijuana" includes the leaves, stems, flowers and seeds of all species of the plant genus Cannabis, whether growing or not; but does not include the resin extracted from any part of such plant and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation from such resin including hashish and does 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, fiber, oil or cake or the sterilized seed of such plant that is incapable of germination. "Marijuana" does not include hemp as defined in Title 7, section 2231, subsection 1‑A, paragraph D.
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"Hypodermic apparatus," hypodermic syringe, hypodermic needle or any instrument designed or adapted for the administration of any drug by injection.
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"Isomer," the optical isomer, except wherever appropriate, the optical, position or geometric isomer.
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"Manufacture," to produce, prepare, propagate, compound, convert or process, either directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of natural origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis.
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"Methamphetamine precursor drug" means any drug or product possessed by a person that contains in the aggregate a quantity of more than 9 grams of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine or their salts, isomers or salts of isomers, either alone or in combination with other ingredients, in dry or solid nonliquid form.
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"Hashish" includes the resin extracted from any part of the cannabis plant and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation from such resin. "Hashish" does not include the resin extracted from hemp as defined in Title 7, section 2231, subsection 1‑A, paragraph D.
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"Narcotic drug," any of the following, whether produced directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of vegetable origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis:
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"Opiate."
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"Opium poppy," the plant of the species Papaver somniferum L., except its seeds.
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"Poppy straw," all parts, except the seeds, of the opium poppy, after mowing.
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"Prescription drug" means a drug which:
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"Scheduled drug," any drug named or described in section 1102, schedule W, X, Y or Z.
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"Schedule W drug," any drug named, listed or described in section 1102, schedule W.
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"Schedule X drug," any drug named, listed or described in section 1102, schedule X.
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"Schedule Y drug," any drug named, listed or described in section 1102, schedule Y.
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"Schedule Z drug," any drug named, listed or described in section 1102, schedule Z.
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"State laboratory," a laboratory of any state agency which is capable of performing any or all of the analyses that may be required to establish that a substance is a scheduled or a counterfeit drug, including, but not limited to, the laboratory of the State Department of Health and Human Services and any such laboratory that may be established within the Department of Public Safety.
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"Traffick":
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"Furnish":
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"Imitation scheduled drug," a substance that is not a scheduled drug and which was not obtained by valid medical prescription, but which, by dosage unit appearance or by representations made, would lead a reasonable person to believe that the substance was a scheduled drug.
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"Dosage unit," that unit of measurement which is equivalent to an average adult dose.
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"Cultivate" means to sow a seed; to grow, raise or tend a plant; to harvest a plant; or to knowingly possess a plant.
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"Hemp" has the same meaning as in Title 7, section 2231, subsection 1‑A, paragraph D.
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"Safe zone" means an athletic field, park, playground or recreational facility that is designated as a safe zone by a municipality pursuant to Title 30‑A, section 3253.
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"Fentanyl powder" means any compound, mixture or preparation, in granular or powder form, containing fentanyl or any derivative of fentanyl listed in section 1102, subsection 1, paragraph I in any quantity.
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Cocaine.
"Cocaine" means:
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Heroin.
"Heroin" means any compound, mixture or preparation containing heroin (diacetylmorphine) in any quantity.
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