N.Y. General Business Law § 850: Definitions

§ 850. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context

clearly requires otherwise, the following words or terms shall have the

following meanings:

1. "Controlled substance" shall have the same meaning as defined in

section three thousand three hundred two of the public health law.

2. (a) "Drug-related paraphernalia" consists of the following objects

used for the following purposes:

(i) Kits, used or designed for the purpose of planting, propagating,

cultivating, growing or harvesting of any species of plant which is a

controlled substance or from which a controlled substance can be

derived;

(ii) Kits, used or designed for the purpose of manufacturing,

compounding, converting, producing, or preparing controlled substances;

(iii) Isomerization devices, used or designed for the purpose of

increasing the potency of any species of plant which is a controlled

substance;

(iv) Scales and balances, used or designed for the purpose of weighing

or measuring controlled substances;

(v) Diluents and adulterants, including but not limited to quinine

hydrochloride, mannitol, mannite, dextrose and lactose, used or designed

for the purpose of cutting controlled substances;

(vi) and

(vii) Objects, used or designed for the purpose of ingesting,

inhaling, or otherwise introducing cocaine into the human body.

(b) "Drug-related paraphernalia" shall not include hypodermic needles,

hypodermic syringes and other objects used for the purpose of

parenterally injecting controlled substances into the human body.