§ 879-7. Possession, Manufacture or Sale of Drug Paraphernalia.

No person shall use, or possess with intent to use, drug paraphernalia to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance.

No person shall deliver, sell, possess with intent to deliver or sell, or manufacture with intent to deliver or sell, drug paraphernalia, knowing that it will be used to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance.

No person shall place in any newspaper, magazine, handbill, or other publication any advertisement, knowing that the purpose of the advertisement, in whole or in part, is to promote the sale of objects designed or intended for use as drug paraphernalia.

This section does not apply to manufacturers, practitioners, pharmacists, owners of pharmacies and other persons whose conduct is in accordance with Chapters 3719, 3796, 4715, 4729, 4731 and 4741 of the Revised Code. This section shall not be construed to prohibit any possession, manufacture, or lawful use of hypodermic syringes.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 368-1986, eff. Oct. 1, 1986; a. Ord. No. 134-2017, § 1, eff. July 7, 2017)