Posted by Eugene Volokh:
"Natural Substances":
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_04_12-2009_04_18.shtml#1239664228
[1]Nev. Rev. Stats. � 202.380 bars felons from possessing "tear gas,"
defined in [2]� 202.370 as:
all liquid, gaseous or solid substances intended to produce
temporary physical discomfort or permanent injury through being
vaporized or otherwise dispersed in the air. The term does not
include a liquid, gaseous or solid substance whose active
ingredient is composed of natural substances or products derived
from natural substances which cause no permanent injury through
being vaporized or otherwise dispersed in the air.
My question: How exactly should courts interpret the phrase "composed
of natural substances or products derived from natural substances"
mean here? In a sense, isn't everything composed of products derived
from natural substances?
References
1. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRs/NRS-202.html#NRS202Sec380
2. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRs/NRS-202.html#NRS202Sec370
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