(1) (a) Except as is otherwise provided for offenses concerning marijuana and marijuana concentrate in sections 18-18-406 and 18-18-406.5, or for natural medicine or natural medicine product in section 18-18-434, article 170 of title 12, or article 50 of title 44, any person who uses any controlled substance, except when it is dispensed by or under the direction of a person licensed or authorized by law to prescribe, administer, or dispense the controlled substance for bona fide medical needs, commits a level 2 drug misdemeanor.
(b) Repealed.
(1.1) Repealed.
(2) and (3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1352), ch. 259, p. 1163, §
2, effective August 11, 2010.)
(4) Repealed.
(2) This section was amended 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: 1,296,992
L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 354, § 1, effective July 1. L. 98: (4) added, p. 1435, § 4, effective July 1. L. 99: IP(1) amended, p. 799, § 17, effective July 1. L. 2000: (4) amended, p. 1359, § 41, effective July 1, 2001. L. 2002: (4) amended, p. 1583, § 12, effective July 1. L. 2003: (1) amended and (1.1) added, p. 2681, § 2, effective July 1; (3) amended, p. 2429, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2007: (1)(b) and (1.1) repealed, p. 1689, § 10, effective July 1. L. 2009: (4) repealed, (HB 09-1266), ch. 347, p. 1815, § 4, effective August 5. L. 2010: (1)(a), (2), and (3) amended, (HB 10-1352), ch. 259, p. 1163, § 2, effective August 11. L. 2012: (1)(a) amended, (SB 12-020), ch. 225, p. 988, § 5, effective May 29. L. 2013: (1)(a) amended, (SB 13-250), ch. 333, p. 1909, § 9, effective October 1. Initiated 2022: (1)(a) amended, Proposition 122, L. 2022, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, December 27, 2022. L. 2023: (1)(a) amended, (SB 23-290), ch. 249, p. 1412, § 25, effective July 1.
(1) This section is similar to former § 18-18-104 as it existed prior to 1992.
For the legislative intent contained in the 2003 act amending subsection (1) and enacting subsection (1.1), see section 1 of chapter 424, Session Laws of Colorado 2003. For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act amending subsection (1)(a), see section 1 of chapter 225, Session Laws of Colorado 2012.
