It is unlawful for any person-
Anyone convicted of an offense under subsection (a) of this section shall be imprisoned for not more than three years and fined under title 18.
Any drug paraphernalia involved in any violation of subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture upon the conviction of a person for such violation. Any such paraphernalia shall be delivered to the Administrator of General Services, General Services Administration, who may order such paraphernalia destroyed or may authorize its use for law enforcement or educational purposes by Federal, State, or local authorities.
The term "drug paraphernalia" means any equipment, product, or material of any kind which is primarily intended or designed for use in manufacturing, compounding, converting, concealing, producing, processing, preparing, injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing into the human body a controlled substance, possession of which is unlawful under this subchapter. It includes items primarily intended or designed for use in ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing marijuana,1 cocaine, hashish, hashish oil, PCP, methamphetamine, or amphetamines into the human body, such as-
In determining whether an item constitutes drug paraphernalia, in addition to all other logically relevant factors, the following may be considered:
This section shall not apply to-
1So in original. Probably should be "marihuana,".
21 U.S.C. § 863
EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATIONThe text of section 857(b) to (f) of this title, which was transferred to subsecs. (b) to (f) of this section by Pub. L. 101-647, §2401(b), was based on Pub. L. 99-570, title I, §1822(b) -(f), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-51; Pub. L. 100-690, title VI, §6485, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4384.
AMENDMENTS2000-Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106-310 inserted "methamphetamine," after "PCP," in introductory provisions. 1990-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-647, §2401(c)(1), substituted "fined under title 18" for "fined not more than $100,000". Pub. L. 101-647, §2401(b), redesignated subsec. (b) of section 857 of this title as subsec. (b) of this section. See Codification note above.Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 101-647, §2401(b), redesignated subsecs. (c) to (e) of section 857 of this title as subsecs. (c) to (e) of this section. See Codification note above.Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 101-647, §2401(c)(2), made technical amendment to reference to "This section" to correct reference to corresponding provision of original act. Pub. L. 101-647, §2401(b), redesignated subsec. (f) of section 857 of this title as subsec. (f) of this section. See Codification note above.