What is drug paraphernalia?

Paraphernalia falls into two general categories, and whether or not you’re charged for carrying them varies vastly on where you are, who you are, and how you talk to the cops.

1. User Paraphernalia – Consumers of marijuana use a variety of tools that are considered paraphernalia, these include bongs, bowls, pipes, roach clips, any information related to growing, cultivating, processing, or selling (including High Times magazine, whose writers and staff often use pen names to avoid persecution and prosecution), papers, eCigs, eCig coils, dabbers, nails, syringes (used for refilling eCigs), and anything used to conceal anything. Also any clothing or accessories bearing a marijuana leaf, symbol, or theme can be included.

Each of these can be used for things other than marijuana, so always fall back on ignorance of its usage for drugs if caught with such items.

2. Dealer Paraphernalia – Dealers of marijuana have much different concerns, and can be busted for scales, vials, baggies, extraction equipment, grow equipment, curing bags, lighting, and much more.