Colorado legal term
Cathinones in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Cathinones” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Colorado criminal code.
What does “Cathinones” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Cathinones" means any synthetic or natural material containing any quantity of a cathinone chemical structure, including any analogs, salts, isomers, or salts of isomers of any synthetic or natural material containing a cathinone chemical structure, including but not limited to the following substances and any analogs, salts, isomers, or salts of isomers of any of the following substances: (I) alpha-Phthalimidopropiophenone; (II) N, N-Dimethylcathinone (Metamfepramone); (III) N-Ethylcathinone (Ethcathinone); (IV) alpha-Pyrrolidinopropiophenone (α-PPP); (V) 2-Methylamino-1-phenylbutan-1- (C.R.S. § 18-18-102)
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