Section 850 - DefinitionsAs 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) Separation gins, used or designed for the purpose of removing twigs and seeds in order to clean or refine marihuana; and
(vii) Objects, used or designed for the purpose of ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing marihuana, cocaine, hashish, or hashish oil 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.Amended by New York Laws 2021, ch. 433,Sec. 3, eff. 10/7/2021.Amended by New York Laws 2021, ch. 92,Secs. 28, 29 eff. 3/31/2021.