New York A04518 amends the penal law to include additional objects in the definition of drug paraphernalia.

New York A04518 amends the penal law by adding new objects to the definition of drug paraphernalia. Specifically, it includes scales and balances used for weighing or measuring controlled substances, and objects such as pipes, glass tubing, and miniature spoons used for ingesting or inhaling controlled substances. A person found knowingly possessing or selling these objects would be guilty of criminally using drug paraphernalia in the second degree. The act is set to take effect on November 1 following its enactment.

New York A04518 amends the penal law to include additional objects in the definition of drug paraphernalia.

New York A04518 amends the penal law by adding new objects to the definition of drug paraphernalia. Specifically, it includes scales and balances used for weighing or measuring controlled substances, and objects such as pipes, glass tubing, and miniature spoons used for ingesting or inhaling controlled substances. A person found knowingly possessing or selling these objects would be guilty of criminally using drug paraphernalia in the second degree. The act is set to take effect on November 1 following its enactment.