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WHEREAS, it is anticipated that the Texas Legislature will consider adding these
<br />substances to the list of controlled substances in its upcoming legislative session but that it is
<br />essential for the municipality to impose some type of reasonable restriction on these products until
<br />a state wide regulatory system may be properly implemented; and,
<br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas, has determined that it is in the
<br />best interest of the public health, safety and welfare to immediately address the health and
<br />safety concerns of the citizens of the City of Paris by adopting a local ordinance prohibiting the
<br />use, possession, display and sale of synthetic cannabinoid substances as described herein.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
<br />TEXAS:
<br />SECTION 1. That Chapter 21 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris be
<br />amended by adding a new Article VII, Illegal Smoking Products, to prohibit the use, purchase,
<br />possession, sale and offering for sale the synthetic cannabinoid known or sold under such
<br />names as "Spice," "Spice Diamond," "Spice Gold," "Pep Spice," "Yucatan Fire," "Solar Flare," "Fire
<br />n' Ice," "Genie," "Dascents," "Zohai," "Sage," "Salvia Divinorum," "K-2," "K-2 Summet," and "KO
<br />Knock-Out 2," said article to read as follows:
<br />"ARTICLE IV. ILLEGAL SMOKING PRODUCTS
<br />Sec.21-60. Purpose.
<br />The purpose of this article is to prohibit the use, possession, sale, ingestion or smoking
<br />of illegal smoking products and ingestion devices hereinafter defined within the city limits of
<br />the Ciry of Paris.
<br />Sec.21-61. Definitions.
<br />"Person" shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, wholesaler, retailer or any
<br />licensed or unlicensed business.
<br />"lllegal Smoking Product" shall mean any substance, whether described as tobacco,
<br />herbs, incense, spice or any blend thereof, regardless of whether the substance is marketed for
<br />the purpose of being smoked, which includes any one or more of the following chemicals:
<br />(a) Salviadivinorum or salvinorum A; all parts of the plant presently classified
<br />botanically as salvia divinorum, whether growing or not, the seeds thereof, any
<br />extract from any part of such plant, and every compound, manufacture, salts
<br />derivative, mixture or preparation of such plant, its seeds or extracts;
<br />(b) 2-[(1R, 3S)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl}-5-(2-methylocatan-2-yl) phenol (also known
<br />as CP47, 497) and homologues;
<br />(c) (6aS, 10aS)-9-(hydroxmethyl)-6, 6-dimethyl-3-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)-6a, 7, 10,
<br />10a-tetrahydrobenzo [c] chormen-l-ol) (also known as HU-211 or Dexanabinol);
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