§ 851. Possession and sale of drug-related paraphernalia. It shall be a violation of this article for any person, firm or corporation to possess with intent to sell, offer for sale, or purchase drug-related paraphernalia under circumstances evincing knowledge that the paraphernalia is possessed, sold or purchased for one or more of the drug-related purposes stated in subdivision two of section eight hundred fifty of this article.

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Terms Used In N.Y. General Business Law 851

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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) and

    (vii) Objects, used or designed for the purpose of ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing cocaine into the human body. See N.Y. General Business Law 850