HomeMy WebLinkAbout1675ORDINANCE NO. JG 7.SJ
AN ORDINANCE making the possession of marihuana
illegal.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Port
Angeles as follows:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for a person, firm or
corporation to possess any part of the plant Cannabis Sativa L.,
commonly known as marihuana, or any other cannabis plant whether
growing or not; the seeds thereof, the resin extracted from any
part of such plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds, or
resin; but shall not include the mature stalks of such plant,
fiber produced from such stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds
of such plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
mixture or preparation of such mature stalks, fiber, oil or cake,
or the sterilized seed of such plant which is incapable of
germination except upon the order or prescription of a physician,
surgeon, dentist or veterinary surgeon duly licensed to practice
in the State of Washington: Provided, however, that the above
provisions shall not apply to the possession by drug jobbers,
drug wholesalers, and drug manufacturers, to registered
pharmacists or to physicians, dentists, or veterinary surgeons;
or to public officers or their employees in the performance of
their official duties requiring possession or control of
marihuana; or to temporary incidental possession by employees or
agents of persons lawfully entitled to possession, or by persons
whose possession is for the purpose of aiding public officers in
performing their official duties.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles and
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approved by its Mayor at a regular meeting of the Council held on
this ,Gd) day of rc .4Rvm fy, 1970.
Attest:
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City Clerk
Approved as to form:
PUBLISHED: F',/tP -/ /9
Mayor