20-ORDINANCE ON K-2 K-2 SUMMET, ETC PROHIBIT USE, PURCHASE, POSSESSION AND SALE OF SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID.

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CITy COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET Submittal Date: Originating Department: Presented By: Agenda Item No.: 03/04/2011 Council Date: Police Chief Hundley 24• 03/14/2011 RECOMMENDED MOTION: Approve Ordinance Banning the sale or possession of "K2" PoLicY IssuE(s): Health and Safety BACKGROUND: We have been watching far any problems associated with "K2" since first discovered being sold in our community in 2010. We made contact with our health care community to monitor any adverse reactions or increased health visits and found only 1 patient admitting to K2 use in the first 6 months. Our narcotics officers also reported not finding very much on the street. At that time, a decision was made to wait for the anticipated filing of state legislation banning the substance. Senator Shapiro has filed SB 331 with the 2011 Texas Legislature to add the chemical compounds used to make the synthetic cannabinoid drugs to the list of controlled substances under the Texas Health and Safety Code. If this proposed legislation passes, it will make the sale, possession and use of these drugs a state jail felony. Approximately 2 weeks ago, I received information from our narcotics officers that they were seeing a " " in streets sudden and tremendous increase in the use of synthetic cannabinoids ("K2" drugs) on the Paris. About that same time, I received an e-mail from a concerned mother who knew of her child and other kids who were using it. In talking with local health care facilities, they have seen 8-10 adverse reactions in the last 2-3 months. Last year, the Drug Enforcement Agency banned S different chemicals which were being used to manufacture "K2." Since that time, the drug suppliers have changed chemical compounds and are manufacturing and still selling this substance legally. I'm sure you noticed the extremely long list of chemicals in the proposed ordinance. This list was taken from SB 331 which is very extensive and necessary to keep the drug suppliers from changing the chemical compound of "K2" to something that is not illegal. I think we need to pass this City ordinance now to give local 1aw enforcement some authority to slow down the sale, possession and use of these unregulated drugs in the Paris community. $pARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: E XHIBITS: Ordinance and K2 Information ACTION: BUDGET INFO: ❑ Financial Report ❑ Minute Order Expense $ ❑ Departrnent Report ❑ Resolution Budgeted Amt $ ❑ Presentation Z C?rdinance yTD Actual $ ❑ Public Hearing ❑ Other ~ct Name Acct Nu.mber FiscAL NoTES: City of Paris 204 Revised 2/04/08