(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(b) Repealed.
(1.1) Repealed.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(4) Repealed.
Source: 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 L. 2007: (1)(b) and (1.1) repealed, p. 1689, § 10, effective July 1. L. 2009: (4) repealed, (HB 09-1266), ch. 347, p. 1815, § 4, effective August 5.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.