HB 225 Summary

• Repeals and reenacts section 195.010, RSMo, relating to definitions used in Missouri's controlled substance laws (sections 195.005 to 195.425)

• Adds "blunt wrap" to the definition of drug paraphernalia, defining it as an individual tobacco wrapper made wholly or in part from tobacco, including reconstituted tobacco in leaf, sheet, or tube form

• Designates blunt wraps as paraphernalia specifically used for ingesting, inhaling, or introducing marijuana, cocaine, hashish, or hashish oil into the human body

• Renumbers subsequent definitions in the statute to accommodate the new "blunt wrap" definition, shifting all definition numbers up by one

• Maintains existing criteria for determining whether an object qualifies as drug paraphernalia, including consideration of statements of use, prior convictions, proximity to controlled substances, and legitimate uses in the community