REFERENCE TITLE: marijuana; drug paraphernalia violation; classification

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-fourth Legislature

First Regular Session

2019

 

 

 

SB 1372

 

Introduced by

Senators Navarrete: Alston, Bradley, Contreras, Dalessandro, Gonzales, Mendez, Rios, Steele; Representative Andrade

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 13‑3405, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by laws 2010, chapter 194, section 6; amending section 13‑3405, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by laws 2018, chapter 287, section 2; amending section 13‑3415, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to drug offenses.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Section 13-3405, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 194, section 6, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE13-3405.  Possession, use, production, sale or transportation of marijuana; classification; definition

A.  A person shall not knowingly:

1.  Possess or use marijuana.

2.  Possess marijuana for sale.

3.  Produce marijuana.

4.  Transport for sale, import into this state or offer to transport for sale or import into this state, sell, transfer or offer to sell or transfer marijuana.

B.  A person who violates:

1.  Subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section involving an amount of marijuana not possessed for sale having a weight of five grams or less, or if the marijuana is concentrated cannabis, one-eighth of one ounce or less, is guilty of a petty offense.

1.  2.  Subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section involving an amount of marijuana not possessed for sale having a weight of more than five grams but less than two pounds is guilty of a class 6 felony 1 MISDEMEANOR.

2.  Subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section involving an amount of marijuana not possessed for sale having a weight of at least two pounds but less than four pounds is guilty of a class 5 felony.

3.  Subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section involving an amount of marijuana not possessed for sale having a weight of four two pounds or more is guilty of a class 6 felony.

4.  Subsection A, paragraph 2 of this section involving an amount of marijuana having a weight of less than two pounds is guilty of a class 4 felony.

5.  Subsection A, paragraph 2 of this section involving an amount of marijuana having a weight of at least two pounds but not more than four pounds is guilty of a class 3 felony.

6.  Subsection A, paragraph 2 of this section involving an amount of marijuana having a weight of more than four pounds is guilty of a class 2 felony.

7.  Subsection A, paragraph 3 of this section involving an amount of marijuana having a weight of less than two pounds is guilty of a class 5 felony.

8.  Subsection A, paragraph 3 of this section involving an amount of marijuana having a weight of at least two pounds but not more than four pounds is guilty of a class 4 felony.

9.  Subsection A, paragraph 3 of this section involving an amount of marijuana having a weight of more than four pounds is guilty of a class 3 felony.

10.  Subsection A, paragraph 4 of this section involving an amount of marijuana having a weight of less than two pounds is guilty of a class 3 felony.

11.  Subsection A, paragraph 4 of this section involving an amount of marijuana having a weight of two pounds or more is guilty of a class 2 felony.

C.  If the aggregate amount of marijuana involved in one offense or all of the offenses that are consolidated for trial equals or exceeds the statutory threshold amount, a person who is sentenced pursuant to subsection B, paragraph 5, 6, 8, 9 or 11 of this section is not eligible for suspension of sentence, probation, pardon or release from confinement on any basis until the person has served the sentence imposed by the court, the person is eligible for release pursuant to section 41‑1604.07 or the sentence is commuted.

D.  In addition to any other penalty prescribed by this title, the court shall order a person who is convicted of a violation of any provision of this section to pay a fine of not less than seven hundred fifty dollars $750 or three times the value as determined by the court of the marijuana involved in or giving rise to the charge, whichever is greater, and not more than the maximum authorized by chapter 8 of this title.  A judge shall not suspend any part or all of the imposition of any fine required by this subsection.

E.  A person who is convicted of a felony violation of any provision of this section for which probation or release before the expiration of the sentence imposed by the court is authorized is prohibited from using any marijuana, dangerous drug or narcotic drug except as lawfully administered by a practitioner and as a condition of any probation or release shall be required to submit to drug testing administered under the supervision of the probation department of the county or the state department of corrections as appropriate during the duration of the term of probation or before the expiration of the sentence imposed.

F.  If the aggregate amount of marijuana involved in one offense or all of the offenses that are consolidated for trial is less than the statutory threshold amount, a person who is sentenced pursuant to subsection B, paragraph 4, 7 or 10 and who is granted probation by the court shall be ordered by the court that as a condition of probation the person perform not less than two hundred forty hours of community restitution with an agency or organization providing counseling, rehabilitation or treatment for alcohol or drug abuse, an agency or organization that provides medical treatment to persons who abuse controlled substances, an agency or organization that serves persons who are victims of crime or any other appropriate agency or organization.

G.  If a person who is sentenced pursuant to subsection B, paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of this section is granted probation for a felony violation of this section, the court shall order that as a condition of probation the person perform not less than twenty‑four hours of community restitution with an agency or organization providing counseling, rehabilitation or treatment for alcohol or drug abuse, an agency or organization that provides medical treatment to persons who abuse controlled substances, an agency or organization that serves persons who are victims of crime or any other appropriate agency or organization.

H.  If a person is granted probation for a misdemeanor violation of this section, the court shall order as a condition of probation that the person attend eight hours of instruction on the nature and harmful effects of narcotic drugs, marijuana and other dangerous drugs on the human system, and on the laws related to the control of these substances, or perform twenty‑four hours of community restitution.

I.  For the purposes of this section, "concentrated cannabis" means the extracted or separated resin, whether crude or purified, containing tetrahydrocannabinol or cannabidiol from marijuana. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.  Section 13-3405, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by Laws 2018, chapter 287, section 2, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE13-3405.  Possession, use, production, sale or transportation of marijuana; classification; exceptions; definition

A.  A person shall not knowingly:

1.  Possess or use marijuana.

2.  Possess marijuana for sale.

3.  Produce marijuana.

4.  Transport for sale, import into this state or offer to transport for sale or import into this state, sell, transfer or offer to sell or transfer marijuana.

B.  A person who violates:

1.  Subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section involving an amount of marijuana not possessed for sale having a weight of five grams or less, or if the marijuana is concentrated cannabis, one-eighth of one ounce or less, is guilty of a petty offense.

1.  2.  Subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section involving an amount of marijuana not possessed for sale having a weight of more than five grams but less than two pounds is guilty of a class 6 felony 1 misdemeanor.

2.  Subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section involving an amount of marijuana not possessed for sale having a weight of at least two pounds but less than four pounds is guilty of a class 5 felony.

3.  Subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section involving an amount of marijuana not possessed for sale having a weight of four two pounds or more is guilty of a class 6 felony.

4.  Subsection A, paragraph 2 of this section involving an amount of marijuana having a weight of less than two pounds is guilty of a class 4 felony.

5.  Subsection A, paragraph 2 of this section involving an amount of marijuana having a weight of at least two pounds but not more than four pounds is guilty of a class 3 felony.

6.  Subsection A, paragraph 2 of this section involving an amount of marijuana having a weight of more than four pounds is guilty of a class 2 felony.

7.  Subsection A, paragraph 3 of this section involving an amount of marijuana having a weight of less than two pounds is guilty of a class 5 felony.

8.  Subsection A, paragraph 3 of this section involving an amount of marijuana having a weight of at least two pounds but not more than four pounds is guilty of a class 4 felony.

9.  Subsection A, paragraph 3 of this section involving an amount of marijuana having a weight of more than four pounds is guilty of a class 3 felony.

10.  Subsection A, paragraph 4 of this section involving an amount of marijuana having a weight of less than two pounds is guilty of a class 3 felony.

11.  Subsection A, paragraph 4 of this section involving an amount of marijuana having a weight of two pounds or more is guilty of a class 2 felony.

C.  If the aggregate amount of marijuana involved in one offense or all of the offenses that are consolidated for trial equals or exceeds the statutory threshold amount, a person who is sentenced pursuant to subsection B, paragraph 5, 6, 8, 9 or 11 of this section is not eligible for suspension of sentence, probation, pardon or release from confinement on any basis until the person has served the sentence imposed by the court, the person is eligible for release pursuant to section 41‑1604.07 or the sentence is commuted.

D.  In addition to any other penalty prescribed by this title, the court shall order a person who is convicted of a violation of any provision of this section to pay a fine of not less than seven hundred fifty dollars $750 or three times the value as determined by the court of the marijuana involved in or giving rise to the charge, whichever is greater, and not more than the maximum authorized by chapter 8 of this title.  A judge shall not suspend any part or all of the imposition of any fine required by this subsection.

E.  A person who is convicted of a felony violation of any provision of this section for which probation or release before the expiration of the sentence imposed by the court is authorized is prohibited from using any marijuana, dangerous drug or narcotic drug except as lawfully administered by a practitioner and as a condition of any probation or release shall be required to submit to drug testing administered under the supervision of the probation department of the county or the state department of corrections as appropriate during the duration of the term of probation or before the expiration of the sentence imposed.

F.  If the aggregate amount of marijuana involved in one offense or all of the offenses that are consolidated for trial is less than the statutory threshold amount, a person who is sentenced pursuant to subsection B, paragraph 4, 7 or 10 and who is granted probation by the court shall be ordered by the court that as a condition of probation the person perform not less than two hundred forty hours of community restitution with an agency or organization providing counseling, rehabilitation or treatment for alcohol or drug abuse, an agency or organization that provides medical treatment to persons who abuse controlled substances, an agency or organization that serves persons who are victims of crime or any other appropriate agency or organization.

G.  If a person who is sentenced pursuant to subsection B, paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of this section is granted probation for a felony violation of this section, the court shall order that as a condition of probation the person perform not less than twenty‑four hours of community restitution with an agency or organization providing counseling, rehabilitation or treatment for alcohol or drug abuse, an agency or organization that provides medical treatment to persons who abuse controlled substances, an agency or organization that serves persons who are victims of crime or any other appropriate agency or organization.

H.  If a person is granted probation for a misdemeanor violation of this section, the court shall order as a condition of probation that the person attend eight hours of instruction on the nature and harmful effects of narcotic drugs, marijuana and other dangerous drugs on the human system, and on the laws related to the control of these substances, or perform twenty‑four hours of community restitution.

I.  This section does not apply to either:

1.  A person who is licensed pursuant to title 3, chapter 2, article 4.1 and who possesses, uses, sells, produces, manufactures or transports industrial hemp as defined in section 3‑311.

2.  A person who engages in the commercial production, processing, manufacturing, distribution or commerce of industrial hemp as defined in section 3‑311 in this state outside of the agricultural pilot program established pursuant to title 3, chapter 2, article 4.1 if the person's actions are authorized under federal law.

J.  For the purposes of this section, "concentrated cannabis" means the extracted or separated resin, whether crude or purified, containing tetrahydrocannabinol or cannabidiol from marijuana. END_STATUTE

Sec. 3.  Section 13-3415, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE13-3415.  Possession, manufacture, delivery and advertisement of drug paraphernalia; classification; civil forfeiture; factors; definitions

A.  It is unlawful for any person to use, or to possess with intent to use, drug paraphernalia to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the human body a drug in violation of this chapter.  Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a class 6 felony petty offenseThis subsection does not apply to the use or possession with the intent to use drug paraphernalia to violate section 13-3405, subsection A, paragraph 1 if the violation involves five grams or less of marijuana.

B.  It is unlawful for any person to deliver, possess with intent to deliver or manufacture with intent to deliver drug paraphernalia knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, that it will be used to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the human body a drug in violation of this chapter.  Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a class 6 felony.

C.  It is unlawful for a person to place in a newspaper, magazine, handbill or other publication any advertisement knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, that the purpose of the advertisement, in whole or in part, is to promote the sale of objects designed or intended for use as drug paraphernalia.  Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a class 6 felony.

D.  All drug paraphernalia is subject to forfeiture pursuant to chapter 39 of this title.  The failure to charge or acquittal of an owner or anyone in control of drug paraphernalia in violation of this chapter does not prevent a finding that the object is intended for use or designed for use as drug paraphernalia.

E.  In determining whether an object is drug paraphernalia, a court or other authority shall consider, in addition to all other logically relevant factors, the following:

1.  Statements by an owner or by anyone in control of the object concerning its use.

2.  Prior convictions, if any, of an owner, or of anyone in control of the object, under any state or federal law relating to any drug.

3.  The proximity of the object, in time and space, to a direct violation of this chapter.

4.  The proximity of the object to drugs.

5.  The existence of any residue of drugs on the object.

6.  Direct or circumstantial evidence of the intent of an owner, or of anyone in control of the object, to deliver it to persons whom he knows, or should reasonably know, intend to use the object to facilitate a violation of this chapter.

7.  Instructions, oral or written, provided with the object concerning its use.

8.  Descriptive materials accompanying the object which that explain or depict its use.

9.  National and local advertising concerning its use.

10.  The manner in which the object is displayed for sale.

11.  Whether the owner, or anyone in control of the object, is a legitimate supplier of like or related items to the community, such as a licensed distributor or dealer of tobacco products.

12.  Direct or circumstantial evidence of the ratio of sales of the object to the total sales of the business enterprise.

13.  The existence and scope of legitimate uses for the object in the community.

14.  Expert testimony concerning its use.

F.  In For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

1.  "Drug" means any narcotic drug, dangerous drug, marijuana or peyote.

2.  "Drug paraphernalia" means all equipment, products and materials of any kind which that are used, intended for use or designed for use in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, concealing, injecting, ingesting, inhaling or otherwise introducing into the human body a drug in violation of this chapter.  It Drug paraphernalia includes:

(a)  Kits used, intended for use or designed for use in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing or harvesting any species of plant which that is a drug or from which a drug can be derived.

(b)  Kits used, intended for use or designed for use in manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing or preparing drugs.

(c)  Isomerization devices used, intended for use or designed for use in increasing the potency of any species of plant which that is a drug.

(d)  Testing equipment used, intended for use or designed for use in identifying or analyzing the strength, effectiveness or purity of drugs.

(e)  Scales and balances used, intended for use or designed for use in weighing or measuring drugs.

(f)  Diluents and adulterants, such as quinine hydrochloride, mannitol, mannite, dextrose and lactose, used, intended for use or designed for use in cutting drugs.

(g)  Separation gins and sifters used, intended for use or designed for use in removing twigs and seeds from, or in otherwise cleaning or refining, marijuana.

(h)  Blenders, bowls, containers, spoons and mixing devices used, intended for use or designed for use in compounding drugs.

(i)  Capsules, balloons, envelopes and other containers used, intended for use or designed for use in packaging small quantities of drugs.

(j)  Containers and other objects used, intended for use or designed for use in storing or concealing drugs.

(k)  Hypodermic syringes, needles and other objects used, intended for use or designed for use in parenterally injecting drugs into the human body.

(l)  Objects used, intended for use or designed for use in ingesting, inhaling or otherwise introducing marijuana, a narcotic drug, a dangerous drug, hashish or hashish oil into the human body, such as:

(i)  Metal, wooden, acrylic, glass, stone, plastic or ceramic pipes with or without screens, permanent screens, hashish heads or punctured metal bowls.

(ii)  Water pipes.

(iii)  Carburetion tubes and devices.

(iv)  Smoking and carburetion masks.

(v)  Roach clips, meaning objects used to hold burning material, such as a marijuana cigarette, that has become too small or too short to be held in the hand.

(vi)  Miniature cocaine spoons and cocaine vials.

(vii)  Chamber pipes.

(viii)  Carburetor pipes.

(ix)  Electric pipes.

(x)  Air‑driven pipes.

(xi)  Chillums.

(xii)  Bongs.

(xiii)  Ice pipes or chillers. END_STATUTE

Sec. 4.  Effective date

Section 13‑3405, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by Laws 2018, chapter 287, section 2 and this act, is effective from and after August 3, 2019.