{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-113.21","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-113.21","heading":"General provisions.","body":"(a)\tAs used in this Article, \"drug paraphernalia\" means all equipment, products and materials of any kind that are used to facilitate, or intended or designed to facilitate, violations of the Controlled Substances Act, including planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, and concealing controlled substances and injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing controlled substances into the human body. \"Drug paraphernalia\" includes, but is not limited to, the following:\n(1)\tKits for planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, or harvesting any species of plant which is a controlled substance or from which a controlled substance can be derived;\n(2)\tKits for manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing, or preparing controlled substances;\n(3)\tIsomerization devices for increasing the potency of any species of plant which is a controlled substance;\n(4)\tTesting equipment for identifying, or analyzing the strength, effectiveness, or purity of controlled substances;\n(5)\tScales and balances for weighing or measuring controlled substances;\n(6)\tDiluents and adulterants, such as quinine, hydrochloride, mannitol, mannite, dextrose, and lactose for mixing with controlled substances;\n(7)\tSeparation gins and sifters for removing twigs and seeds from, or otherwise cleaning or refining, marijuana;\n(8)\tBlenders, bowls, containers, spoons, and mixing devices for compounding controlled substances;\n(9)\tCapsules, balloons, envelopes and other containers for packaging small quantities of controlled substances;\n(10)\tContainers and other objects for storing or concealing controlled substances;\n(11)\tHypodermic syringes, needles, and other objects for parenterally injecting controlled substances into the body;\n(12)\tObjects for ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing marijuana, cocaine, hashish, or hashish oil into the body, such as:\na.\tMetal, wooden, acrylic, glass, stone, plastic, or ceramic pipes with or without screens, permanent screens, hashish heads, or punctured metal bowls;\nb.\tWater pipes;\nc.\tCarburetion tubes and devices;\nd.\tSmoking and carburetion masks;\ne.\tObjects, commonly called roach clips, for holding burning material, such as a marijuana cigarette, that has become too small or too short to be held in the hand;\nf.\tMiniature cocaine spoons and cocaine vials;\ng.\tChamber pipes;\nh.\tCarburetor pipes;\ni.\tElectric pipes;\nj.\tAir-driven pipes;\nk.\tChillums;\nl.\tBongs;\nm.\tIce pipes or chillers.\n(b)\tThe following, along with all other relevant evidence, may be considered in determining whether an object is drug paraphernalia:\n(1)\tStatements by the owner or anyone in control of the object concerning its use;\n(2)\tPrior convictions of the owner or other person in control of the object for violations of controlled substances law;\n(3)\tThe proximity of the object to a violation of the Controlled Substances Act;\n(4)\tThe proximity of the object to a controlled substance;\n(5)\tThe existence of any residue of a controlled substance on the object;\n(6)\tThe proximity of the object to other drug paraphernalia;\n(7)\tInstructions provided with the object concerning its use;\n(8)\tDescriptive materials accompanying the object explaining or depicting its use;\n(9)\tAdvertising concerning its use;\n(10)\tThe manner in which the object is displayed for sale;\n(11)\tWhether the owner, or anyone in control of the object, is a legitimate supplier of like or related items to the community, such as a seller of tobacco products or agricultural supplies;\n(12)\tPossible legitimate uses of the object in the community;\n(13)\tExpert testimony concerning its use;\n(14)\tThe intent of the owner or other person in control of the object to deliver it to persons whom he knows or reasonably should know intend to use the object to facilitate violations of the Controlled Substances Act. (1981, c. 500, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 90. Medicine and Allied Occupations.","Article 5B. Drug Paraphernalia."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_90/GS_90-113.21.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:12:48Z","sha256":"045bc479a68dde768afdbd42045067b663b8333b25778362c1b5e3b858db6775","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-113.20","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-113.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}