Guam § 67 - 2.1. Inhalants.

§ 67. 2.1. Inhalants.

(a) Use of Inhalants. It is unlawful for a person to inhale, ingest, apply or smell the gases, vapors or

fumes of an aerosol spray product, volatile chemical, substance or other inhalant, that is not used pursuant

to the instructions or prescription of a licensed health care provider, or that is not used pursuant to the

manufacturer’s label instructions, for the purpose of becoming under the influence of such substance,

causing intoxication, euphoria, inebriation, stupefaction or the dulling of that person’s brain or nervous

system.

(b) It is unlawful for a person to possess any gas, hazardous inhalant, aerosol spray product, substance

containing a volatile chemical or substance containing a chemical material capable of releasing toxic vapors

with the intent to violate the above.

(c) Nothing in this Section applies to the inhalation of a prescription or over-the-counter product for

medical or dental purposes, or the inhalation of the vapors or fumes of an alcoholic beverage, the sale and

consumption of which is authorized by law.

(d) Proof that a person intentionally or knowingly inhaled, ingested, applied or used a substance in a

manner contrary to the directions for use, cautions or warnings on a label of a container of the substance

gives rise to a presumption that the person violated Subsection (a).

(e) For purposes of this Section, it is presumed that the ingredients in a container are, in fact, the

ingredients listed on the label of the container or the ingredients listed for that substance in databases

maintained or relied upon by a poison control center certified by a national association of poison control

centers.

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(f) A person who violates this Section commits a petty misdemeanor. A person who violates

Subsections (h), (i) or (j) of this Section commits a petty misdemeanor for the first offense and a

misdemeanor for subsequent offenses.

(g) A juvenile court may require a minor found in violation of this Section be provided with treatment

and counseling.

(h) It is a petty misdemeanor for any person or business to sell, or transfer butane gas or butane lighters

or butane in any other form to any person under the age of eighteen (18).

(i) It is a petty misdemeanor for any person or business to sell or transfer propane gas to any person

under the age of eighteen (18).

(j) It is a petty misdemeanor for any person or business to sell or transfer substances on the List of

Known Inhalants with Potential for Abuse, as defined in § 67.401.2.2 (a) and (b) of this Chapter, to any

person under the age of eighteen (18). This Subsection shall not apply to prescription or over-the-counter

medication.

(k) It is not unlawful to transfer inhalants to persons under the age of eighteen (18) provided that the

minor’s use of such inhalants is consistent with the product’s labeling and is supervised by an adult over

the age of eighteen (18).