(1) It shall be unlawful for any person who is not licensed pursuant to article 10 of title 44 to knowingly manufacture marijuana concentrate using an inherently hazardous substance.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person who is not licensed pursuant to article
10 of title 44 who owns, manages, operates, or otherwise controls the use of any
premises to knowingly allow marijuana concentrate to be manufactured on the
premises using an inherently hazardous substance.
(3) A person who violates this section commits a level 2 drug felony.
(4) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, inherently
hazardous substance means any liquid chemical, compressed gas, or commercial
product that has a flash point at or lower than thirty-eight degrees celsius or one
hundred degrees fahrenheit, including butane, propane, and diethyl ether and
excluding all forms of alcohol and ethanol.
L. 2015: Entire section added, (HB 15-1305), ch. 242, p. 896, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2018: (1) and (2) amended, (HB 18-1023), ch. 55, p. 587, § 14, effective October 1. L. 2019: (1) and (2) amended, (SB 19-224), ch. 315, p. 2938, § 19, effective January 1, 2020.
For the legislative declaration in HB 15-1305, see section 1 of chapter 242, Session Laws of Colorado 2015.
