DRUG PARAPHERNALIA; NITROUS OXIDE S.B. 855:
SUMMARY OF INTRODUCED BILL
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 855 (as introduced 2-1-22)
Sponsor: Senator Stephanie Chang
Committee: Health Policy and Human Services
CONTENT
The bill would amend Article 7 (Controlled Substances) of the Public Health Code to modify the definition of "drug paraphernalia" to include an object specifically designed for use in ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing nitrous oxide into the human body.
Generally, Article 7 prohibits a person from selling or offering for sale drug paraphernalia knowing that the drug paraphernalia will be used to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance.
"Drug paraphernalia" means any equipment, product, material, or combination of equipment, products, or materials, which is specifically designed for use in planting; propagating; cultivating; growing; harvesting; manufacturing; compounding; converting; producing; processing; preparing; testing; analyzing; packaging; repackaging; storing; containing; concealing; injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing into the human body a controlled substance; including, an object specifically designed for use in ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing marihuana, cocaine, hashish, or hashish oil into the human body.
The bill would refer to an object specifically designed for use in ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing nitrous oxide, marihuana, cocaine, hashish, or hashish oil into the human body.
The bill would take effect 90 days after its enactment.
MCL 333.7451 Legislative Analyst: Stephen Jackson
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.