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In the United States, Under federal law 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.” [1]
Meaning Origin language and etymology Example(s) a-, an-not, without (alpha privative) Greek ἀ-/ἀν-(a-/an-), not, without analgesic, apathy, anencephaly: ab-from; away from Latin abduction, abdomen: abdomin-of or relating to the abdomen: Latin abdōmen, abdomen, fat around the belly abdomen, abdominal -ac: pertaining to; one afflicted with
In the mid-1970s, the sale of drug paraphernalia was outlawed in many places, and the distribution network for underground comics and newspapers dried up. [8] In addition, the retail mainstream discovered and co-opted aspects of the head shop's market niche, such as acid rock and eco-friendly products.
Drug paraphernalia: A glass bong dab Slang name for hash oil, a resin extracted from cannabis. [2] [See cannabis edibles and extracts.] dabbing A slang term for smoking or vape-ing hash oil, or "dabs", extracted from cannabis. [2] [See cannabis consumption.] dab rig Water pipe device for vaporizing hash oil. [21] [See drug paraphernalia.] dagga
Paraphernalia refers to a group of apparatus, equipment, or furnishing used for a particular activity. Paraphernalia may also refer to: Drug paraphernalia, any equipment, product or accessory that is used to make, consume or conceal drugs for recreational usage; A variety of tools and artifacts considered collectively; Memorabilia and other ...
Drugs and drug paraphernalia found at the L.A. home where rapper Coolio died last September led officials to rule his death an accident.
Drug precursors, also referred to as precursor chemicals or simply precursors, are substances used to manufacture illicit drugs. Most precursors also have legitimate commercial uses and are legally used in a wide variety of industrial processes and consumer products, such as medicines, flavourings, and fragrances.
In legal language, "paraphernalia" is a term of art from older family law.The word "paraphernalia" is plural, meaning "things beyond the dowry". Paraphernalia were the separate property of a married woman, such as clothing and jewellery "appropriate to her station", but excluding the assets that may have been included in her dowry.