Changes to Drug Paraphernalia offenses
Effective August 1, 2022, the Louisiana Legislature amended Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 40, §1021 to exclude from the definition of “drug paraphernalia” the following:
“rapid fentanyl test strips (FTS) or any testing equipment or devices solely used, intended for use, or designed to determine whether a substance contains fentanyl or its analogues.” (to be cited as “Gabby’s Law”) La. R.S. 40:1021(B)
“any equipment or devices solely used or intended for use for the inhalation of raw or crude marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinols (sic), or a chemical derivative of tetrahydrocannabinols (sic) when the person is a patient of a state-sponsored medical marijuana program and possesses medical marijuana in a form permissible under R.S. 40:1046 for therapeutic use.” La. R.S. 40:1021(B).
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