{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-18-422","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 18-18-422","heading":"Imitation controlled substances - violations - penalties.","body":"(1) (a) Except as provided in section 18-18-424, it is unlawful for a person to manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute an imitation controlled substance.\n\n(b) A person who violates the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) commits:\n\n(I) A level 4 drug felony.\n\n(II) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2013.)\n\n(2) (a) If an adult distributes an imitation controlled substance to a minor and the adult is at least two years older than the minor, the adult commits a level 3 drug felony.\n\n(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2013.)\n\n(3) (a) It is unlawful for a person to place in a newspaper, magazine, handbill, or other publication or to post or distribute in a public place an advertisement or solicitation that the person knows will promote the distribution of imitation controlled substances.\n\n(b) A person who violates the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (3) commits a level 1 drug misdemeanor.\n\n(4) It is not a defense to a violation of this section that the defendant believed that the imitation controlled substance was a genuine controlled substance.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE","Article 18 - Uniform Controlled Substances Act of 2013","Part 4 - OFFENSES AND PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-18.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"8fe18a84247d3c67d38e558b81e0dc3b04438693387fb195b2d77ae2cd75f002","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-18-421","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-18-423"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}