Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4.

Under present law, it is generally a criminal offense for a person to use, possess with intent to use, deliver, possess with intent to deliver, or manufacture with intent to deliver, drug paraphernalia. <br /> <br /> This bill creates exceptions to present law where it will not be an offense for:<br /> <br /> (1) A person who introduces a controlled substance into the person's body, or intends to introduce a controlled substance into the person's body, to knowingly use or possess with intent to use testing equipment for identifying or analyzing the strength, components, or purity of that controlled substance; or<br /> <br /> (2) An entity that promotes scientifically proven ways of mitigating health risks associated with drug use and other high-risk behaviors to possess or distribute to a person who intends to introduce a controlled substance into the person's body testing equipment for identifying or analyzing the strength, components, or purity of a controlled substance.<br />