Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Chapter 9.20 CANNABIS AND DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
9.20.020 Determination.
In determining whether an object is drug paraphernalia, a
court or other authority should consider, in addition to all other logically
relevant factors, the following:
A. Statements by an owner or any anyone in control the object
concerning its use;
B. Prior convictions, if any, of an owner, or of anyone in
control of the object, under any state or federal law relating to any controlled
substance or cannabis;
C. The proximity of the object, in time and space, to a
direct violation of this chapter;
D. The proximity of the object to controlled substances or
cannabis;
E. The existence of any residue of controlled substances or
cannabis on the object;
F. Direct or circumstantial evidence of the intent of an
owner, or of anyone in control of the object, to deliver it to persons whom he
or she knows intend to use the object to facilitate a violation of this chapter.
The innocence of an owner, or of anyone in control of the object, as to a direct
violation of this chapter shall not prevent a finding that the object is
intended for use, or designed for use as drug paraphernalia;
G. Instructions, oral or written, provided with the object
concerning its use;
H. Descriptive materials accompanying the object which
explain or depict its use;
I. National and local advertising concerning its
use;
J. The manner in which the object is displayed for
sale;
K. Direct or circumstantial evidence of the ratio of sales of
the object to the total sales of the business enterprise;
L. The existence and scope of legitimate uses for the object
in the community; and
M. Expert testimony concerning its use.
(Ord. 2003-7 § 1 (part), 2003)