DRUG PARAPHERNALIA; NITROUS OXIDE                                            S.B. 855:

                                                                                         SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                         REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 855 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:  Senator Stephanie Chang

Committee:  Health Policy and Human Service

CONTENT

The bill would amend Article 7 (Controlled Substances) of the Public Health Code to modify the definition of "drug paraphernalia" to include an object specifically designed for use in ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing nitrous oxide into the human body.

Generally, Article 7 prohibits a person from selling or offering for sale drug paraphernalia knowing that the drug paraphernalia will be used to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance.

"Drug paraphernalia" means any equipment, product, material, or combination of equipment, products, or materials, which is specifically designed for use in planting; propagating; cultivating; growing; harvesting; manufacturing; compounding; converting; producing; processing; preparing; testing; analyzing; packaging; repackaging; storing; containing; concealing; injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing into the human body a controlled substance; including, an object specifically designed for use in ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing marihuana, cocaine, hashish, or hashish oil into the human body.

The bill would refer to an object specifically designed for use in ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing nitrous oxide, marihuana, cocaine, hashish, or hashish oil into the human body.

The bill would take effect 90 days after its enactment.

MCL 333.7451                                          Legislative Analyst:  Stephen Jackson

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed:  3-18-22                                       Fiscal Analyst:  Joe Carrasco

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.