POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA PARAPHERNALIA
Colorado Springs City Code § 9.7.210
in effect9.7.210: POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA PARAPHERNALIA:
A. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen (18) to have in the person's possession any item of marijuana paraphernalia.
B. For purposes of this section, the term "marijuana paraphernalia" means equipment, products, or materials of any kind which are used, intended for use, or designed for use in propagating, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing, vaporizing, or containing marijuana, or for ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing marijuana into the human body.
C. Marijuana paraphernalia does not include equipment, products or material of any kind that are used or intended for use in compliance with section 14 of article XVIII of the Colorado Constitution and the implementing State Statutes and administrative policies.
D. In determining whether an object is marijuana paraphernalia, a judge, in its discretion, may consider, in addition to all other relevant factors, the following:
1. Statements by an owner or by anyone in control of the object concerning its use;
2. The proximity of the object to marijuana or other controlled substances;
3. The existence of any marijuana residue or marijuana odor on the object;
4. Any article of marijuana paraphernalia with labeling indicating the uses of the article shall be admissible into evidence, and the information contained on any label of the article of marijuana paraphernalia shall be admissible into evidence and shall not constitute hearsay.
E. It shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section if the prosecution presents evidence of a presumptive field test with a positive result for marijuana.
F. It shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section if the prosecution presents evidence that the defendant was under the age of eighteen (18) and possessed marijuana paraphernalia anywhere in the City limits. (Ord. 15-100)
Source: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-17094Fetched: 11/1/2026