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Is It Illegal to Possess a Syringe?

August 24, 2018

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The short answer is maybe, and it is incredibly complicated.

There is no federal law prohibiting the possession of syringes. It is all state law. About five states don’t have drug paraphernalia (DP) laws, and about 10 exclude syringes from this list. That leaves about 30+ states that do have syringe laws. And this is where it gets complicated.

In a state that has DP laws, and a syringe is included as DP, is it always illegal to possess one?

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