Drug paraphernalia
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Drug paraphernalia is defined by the American Federal Drug Enforcement Administration as any equipment, product, or material that is modified for making, using, or concealing illegal drugs such as cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine. Drug paraphernalia generally falls into two categories including user-specific products and dealer-specific products.
User-specific products are marketed to illegal drug users to assist them in taking or concealing illegal drugs. These products include glass hashish pipes, crack cocaine pipes, smoking masks, hashish bongs, cocaine freebase kits, syringes, roach clips for holding the burning end of a marijuana "joint", and items such as hollowed-out cosmetic cases or fake pagers used to conceal illegal drugs. Some stores sell items for growing hydroponic marijuana, such as guidebooks, fertilizer, and fluorescent grow-lights, and products purported to cleanse an individuals system of drug residues to increase the individual's chance of passing a urine analysis for drug use.
Dealer-specific products are used by drug traffickers for preparing illegal drugs for distribution at the street level. Items such as digital scales, vials, and small "ziploc" baggies that can be used to sell crack, heroin, or marijuana fall into this category.
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