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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>350602</law_id><section_number>18.2-265.5</section_number><catch_line>Advertisement of drug paraphernalia prohibited; penalty</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="52" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="7" identifier="7">Crimes Involving Health and Safety</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="2" identifier="1.1">Drug Paraphernalia</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>It shall be unlawful for any person to place in any 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 <span class="dictionary">objects</span> designed or intended by such person for use as drug paraphernalia. A violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>.</p></section></text><history>1983, c. 535.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
