§ 42-47. Prohibitions; exceptions.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation, partnership, business trust, association or any other business entity to give away any empty gelatin capsule, hypodermic syringe or needle, cocaine spoon, marijuana pipe, hashish pipe or any other instrument, implement or device which is primarily adapted or designed for the administration or use of either any controlled substance as recited in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (720 ILCS 570/100 et seq.), as amended, or cannabis as recited in the Illinois Cannabis Control Act (720 ILCS 550/1 et seq.), as amended, or both.

(b)

The prohibitions contained in this section shall not apply to licensed medical technicians, technologists, nurses, hospitals, research teaching institutions, clinical laboratories, licensed medical doctors, osteopathic physicians, dentists, chiropodists, veterinarians, pharmacists or embalmers in the normal lawful course of their respective businesses or professions; or to common carriers or their employees engaged in the lawful transportation of the foregoing recited items; or to public officers or employees while engaged in the performance of their official duties; or to persons suffering from diabetes, asthma or any other medical condition requiring self-injection.

(Code 1968, § 17-107; Code 1996, § 42-47)