(1) A person who sells or distributes chemicals, supplies, or equipment, and who knows or reasonably should know or believes that a person intends to use the chemicals, supplies, or equipment to illegally manufacture a controlled substance violates this section.
(1.5) It is not a violation of this section if a person is acting in compliance with
section 18-18-434, article 170 of title 12, or article 50 of title 44.
(2) A violation of this section is a level 2 drug felony.
(3) Repealed.
FOR: 1,296,992
L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 2387, § 2, effective July 1, 2004. L. 2004: (2) amended, p. 637, § 13, effective August 4. L. 2013: (2) amended, (SB 13-250), ch. 333, p. 1922, § 20, effective October 1. Initiated 2022: (3) added, Proposition 122, L. 2022, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 27, 2022. L. 2023: (1.5) added and (3) repealed, (SB 23-290), ch. 249, p. 1413, § 29, effective July 1.
Subsection (3) was added by Proposition 122, with the proclamation of the governor on December 27, 2022. The vote count for the measure at the general election held November 8, 2022, was as follows:
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2003 act enacting this section, see section 1 of chapter 360, Session Laws of Colorado 2003.
