Paraphernalia
Controlled Substance Act 13 — using or possessing drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor up to one year and $2,500
Use or possession. The act prohibits the use of, or possession with intent to use, drug paraphernalia to grow, manufacture, prepare, test, pack, store, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the body a controlled substance in violation of the act.
Delivery and advertising. It also prohibits delivering, possessing with intent to deliver, or manufacturing with intent to deliver drug paraphernalia, knowing or where one reasonably should know it would be used that way, and advertising objects designed or intended for use as drug paraphernalia.
The penalty. Each is a misdemeanor carrying a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or imprisonment not exceeding one (1) year, or both. Delivering drug paraphernalia to a person under eighteen (18) years of age who is three (3) or more years younger is a misdemeanor of the second degree, up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) or two (2) years, or both.
What counts as drug paraphernalia is defined elsewhere in the law, and the cannabis rules have their own page. Whether an object found in a particular search is paraphernalia is a question of fact and law for a licensed Pennsylvania attorney.
Sources for this section (1)
- Controlled Substance Act 13 — Prohibited acts; penalties
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of September 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Pennsylvania attorney.