Section 18-18-422 - Imitation controlled substances - violations - penalties(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.(b) A person who violates the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) commits: (I) A level 4 drug felony.(II) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2013.)(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.(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2013.)(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.(b) A person who violates the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (3) commits a level 1 drug misdemeanor.(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.Amended by 2013 Ch. 333,§ 26, eff. 10/1/2013.L. 92: Entire article R&RE, p. 374, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2013: (1), (2), and (3) amended, (SB 13-250), ch. 333, p. 1923, § 26, effective October 1.