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Law Enforcement Bulletin 
Law change affects possession of drug paraphernalia
9/13/2012
Senate Bill 337 goes into effect Sept. 28, 2012. Among other things, SB 337 makes possession of drug paraphernalia for the purpose of using marijuana a minor misdemeanor. This means that if a suspect has marijuana drug paraphernalia, he is not subject to arrest for that offense alone. Possession of drug paraphernalia used for other kinds of drugs remains a fourth-degree misdemeanor.