§ 46-191. Possession and use of marijuana.  


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  • (a)

    Definitions. As used in this section, "marijuana" means all parts of the plant Cannabis Sativa L. , growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the plant or its seeds or resin. It does not include the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound manufacture, sale, derivative, mixture or preparation of the mature stalks, except the resin extracted therefrom, fiber, oil or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination.

    (b)

    Possession or control. No person shall possess or control marijuana within the city unless such possession or control is pursuant to a license or prescription, or otherwise allowed under Act 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended.

    (c)

    Use of marijuana. No person shall use marijuana within the city unless such use is pursuant to a license or prescription, or otherwise allowed as provided in Act 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended.

(Ord. No. 98-3, § I, 1-4-99)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 98-3, §§ I, II, adopted Jan. 4, 1999, amended the Code by adding §§ 46-190 and 46-191. At the discretion of the editor, these provisions have been included as §§ 46-191 and 46-192. See the Code Comparative Table.