Draft chapter 41: Public Health and Safety
§ 41.16 Drug Paraphernalia
The 2026 draft's § 41.16 beside the current code's § 41.14: removed words are struck through, added words underlined.
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1. As used in this section “drug paraphernalia” means all equipment, products or materials of any kind used or attempted to be used in combination with a controlled substance, except those items used in combination with the lawful use of a controlled substance, to knowingly or intentionally and primarily do any of the following:
A. Manufacture a controlled substance.
B. Inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance.
C. Test the strength, effectiveness, or purity of a controlled substance.
D. Enhance the effect of a controlled substance. Drug paraphernalia does not include hypodermic needles or syringes if manufactured, delivered, sold, or possessed for a lawful purpose.
2. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally manufacture, deliver, sell, or possess drug paraphernalia.
Word-level comparison of the current text with the draft's; spacing and paragraph breaks come from the documents' text. Footnotes are left out.
Current code
§ 41.14 Drug Paraphernalia
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 124.414)
1. As used in this section “drug paraphernalia” means all equipment, products or materials of any kind used or attempted to be used in combination with a controlled substance, except those items used in combination with the lawful use of a controlled substance, to knowingly or intentionally and primarily do any of the following:
A. Manufacture a controlled substance.
B. Inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance.
C. Test the strength, effectiveness, or purity of a controlled substance.
D. Enhance the effect of a controlled substance. Drug paraphernalia does not include hypodermic needles or syringes if manufactured, delivered, sold, or possessed for a lawful purpose. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally manufacture, deliver, sell, or possess drug paraphernalia.
2026 draft
§ 41.16 Drug Paraphernalia
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 124.414)
1. As used in this section “drug paraphernalia” means all equipment, products or materials of any kind used or attempted to be used in combination with a controlled substance, except those items used in combination with the lawful use of a controlled substance, to knowingly or intentionally and primarily do any of the following:
A. Manufacture a controlled substance.
B. Inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance.
C. Test the strength, effectiveness, or purity of a controlled substance.
D. Enhance the effect of a controlled substance. Drug paraphernalia does not include hypodermic needles or syringes if manufactured, delivered, sold, or possessed for a lawful purpose.
2. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally manufacture, deliver, sell, or possess drug paraphernalia.
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