Understand Drug Paraphernalia Charges in Ohio
It is very easy to draw a drug paraphernalia charge in Ohio, The relevant state law, section 2925.14 of the Ohio Revised Code (O.R.C.), defines drug paraphernalia so broadly that even possessing a spoon or a box of small plastic bags can result in an arrest and conviction that brings jail time, high fines, and a lengthy driver’s license suspension. What Constitutes the Alleged Crime of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia in Ohio? State law makes it illegal for individuals to “knowingly use, or possess with purpose to use” equipment and objects to store, transport, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, prepare, test, analyze, package, repack, conceal, inject, ingest, or inhale a controlled substance. Other provisions of O.R.C. 2925.14 also makes it illegal to sell or advertise drug paraphernalia while knowing or strongly suspecting that the items will be used to illegally process, sell or use controlled substances. Primarily, the law applies to it...