Bucks County, PA Public Conduct: Public Marijuana Use (2026)

18(A)(1) of Ordinance No. 170 as amended by Ordinance No. , while on any property within the Park System. Marijuana remains a controlled substance under that Act outside Pennsylvania's separate Medical Marijuana Act framework, so smoking or vaping it in a county park falls under this ban. 18(A)(2) separately bars entering or remaining in the Park System while under the influence of any drug or controlled substance to the point of being a danger to oneself, other people or property, which reaches a visitor who is impaired even without drugs on hand.

18(B) directs Park Police to confiscate any illegal drugs, paraphernalia or controlled substances found in a person's possession within the Park System. 18(C) carves out one narrow exception: nothing in the section interferes with possessing or using a controlled substance under a practitioner's lawful order, covering a park visitor with a valid prescription. Section 11 layers Pennsylvania's own drug statutes on top of the park-specific ban, and Section 13 gives Park Police enforcement authority. A violation is a summary offense under Section 12(A), carrying a fine up to $600 plus restitution and up to 10 days in jail, or the Department can instead issue a $25-to-$100 county ordinance ticket under Section 12(B), and the Director can expel the person from the Park System for six months to two years.