A bill to make it unlawful in the District of Columbia to intentionally promote or facilitate illegal drug trafficking by possession, sale, or distribution, of certain paraphernalia, and further to make it unlawful for a person to possess an instrument or device for the purpose of unlawfully using a controlled substance himself.

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Makes it unlawful in the District of Columbia to intentionally promote or facilitate illegal drug trafficking by possession, sale, or distribution of drug use paraphernalia. Makes it unlawful for a person to possess an instrument or device for the purpose of unlawfully using a controlled substance himself. Provides fines between $5,000 and $25,000 and prison terms from 1-15 years for possession, sale or distribution of such paraphernalia. Provides a fine of not more than $1,000, imprisonment for one year or less, or both, for possession of such paraphernalia for personal use. Provides for seizure and sale of all such paraphernalia and any vehicles used in its transportation.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 30 January 1973

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