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title: O.C.G.A. § 16-13-32.2. Possession and use of drug related objects.
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# O.C.G.A. § 16-13-32.2. Possession and use of drug related objects.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to use, or possess with the intent to use, any object or materials of any kind for the purpose of planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing into the human body marijuana or a controlled substance.

(b) Any person or corporation which violates any provision of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(c) This Code section shall not apply to hypodermic needles or syringes.

## History

Code 1933, § 79A-811.3, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 180, § 2; Ga. L. 2022, p. 663, § 6/SB 164.

## Law Reviews

For note on the Model Drug Paraphernalia Act and the Head Shop Industry, see 16 Ga. L. Rev. 137 (1981).

## Amendments

The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, deleted “injecting,” preceding “ingesting,” near the end of subsection (a), and added subsection (c).