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Arkansas Code Title 5. Criminal Offenses § 5-64-443. Drug paraphernalia

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(a) A person who possesses drug paraphernalia with the purpose to use the drug paraphernalia to inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance in violation of this chapter upon conviction is guilty of:

(1) A Class A misdemeanor;  or

(2) A Class D felony if the controlled substance is methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, or cocaine.

(b) A person who uses or possesses with the purpose to use drug paraphernalia to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, or repack a controlled substance that is methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, or cocaine upon conviction is guilty of a Class B felony.

(c) A person who uses or possesses with the purpose to use drug paraphernalia to store, contain, or conceal a controlled substance that is methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, or cocaine upon conviction is guilty of a Class D felony.

(d) A person who uses or possesses with the purpose to use drug paraphernalia to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, or repack a controlled substance that is not methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, or cocaine upon conviction is guilty of a Class D felony.

(e) A person who uses or possesses with the purpose to use drug paraphernalia to store, contain, or conceal a controlled substance that is not methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, or cocaine upon conviction is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

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