N.Y. GBS Law § 851
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Possession and sale of drug-related paraphernalia
Official statutory text
§ 851. Possession and sale of drug-related paraphernalia. It shall be\na violation of this article for any person, firm or corporation to\npossess with intent to sell, offer for sale, or purchase drug-related\nparaphernalia under circumstances evincing knowledge that the\nparaphernalia is possessed, sold or purchased for one or more of the\ndrug-related purposes stated in subdivision two of section eight hundred\nfifty of this article.\n
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