7.18.010 PURPOSE.

The sale of drugs and narcotics paraphernalia in business establishments, open to the public and frequented by minors, tends to induce acquisition and use by minors for smoking, injecting or consumption of controlled substances. Possession and use of controlled substances are prohibited or limited by the Controlled Substances Act, California Health and Safety Code Sections 11000 et seq. It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to prohibit the sale of such devices to minors, and thereby, curb the use of illicit and harmful drugs and narcotics by minors in the interests of their mental and physical health.