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K.S.A. § 21-5709 (2026)

Unlawful possession of certain drug precursors and drug paraphernalia

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21-5709. Unlawful possession of certain drug precursors and drug paraphernalia. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, red phosphorus, lithium metal, sodium metal, iodine, anhydrous ammonia, pressurized ammonia or phenylpropanolamine, or their salts, isomers or salts of isomers with an intent to use the product to manufacture a controlled substance.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to use or possess with intent to use any drug paraphernalia to:

(1) Manufacture, cultivate, plant, propagate, harvest, test, analyze or distribute a controlled substance; or

(2) store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce a controlled substance into the human body.

(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to use or possess with intent to use anhydrous ammonia or pressurized ammonia in a container not approved for that chemical by the Kansas department of agriculture.

(d) It shall be unlawful for any person to purchase, receive or otherwise acquire at retail any compound, mixture or preparation containing more than 3.6 grams of pseudoephedrine base or ephedrine base in any single transaction or any compound, mixture or preparation containing more than nine grams of pseudoephedrine base or ephedrine base within any 30-day period.

(e) (1) Violation of subsection (a) is a drug severity level 3 felony;

(2) violation of subsection (b)(1) is a:

(A) Drug severity level 5 felony, except as provided in subsection (e)(2)(B); and

(B) class B nonperson misdemeanor if the drug paraphernalia was used to cultivate fewer than five marijuana plants;

(3) violation of subsection (b)(2) is a class B nonperson misdemeanor;

(4) violation of subsection (c) is a drug severity level 5 felony; and

(5) violation of subsection (d) is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.

(f) For persons arrested and charged under subsection (a) or (c), bail shall be at least $50,000 cash or surety, and such person shall not be released upon the person's own recognizance pursuant to K.S.A. 22-2802, and amendments thereto, unless the court determines, on the record, that the defendant is not likely to reoffend, the court imposes pretrial supervision or the defendant agrees to participate in a licensed or certified drug treatment program.

History: L. 2009, ch. 32, § 9; L. 2012, ch. 150, § 13; L. 2014, ch. 90, § 4; L. 2017, ch. 62, § 3; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 53 cases (35 in the last 5 years), 2012–2026 · leading case: State v. Eckert, 522 P.3d 796 (Kan. 2023).
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State v. Eckert, 522 P.3d 796 (Kan. 2023). · cites it 17× “K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 21-5709(b) is ambiguous regarding the unit of prosecution, so application of traditional canons of statutory construction is necessary to discern its meaning.”
Mellouli v. Lynch, 575 U.S. 798 (2015). · cites it 4× “" Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5709 (b)(2) (2013 Cum.”
State v. Sieg, 509 P.3d 535 (Kan. 2022). “SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE The State charged Sieg under K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 21-5709(b)(2): "It shall be unlawful for any person to use or possess with intent to use any drug paraphernalia to .”
United States v. Edward Sullivan, 797 F.3d 623 (9th Cir. 2015). “at 1985, the Court gave no weight to this distinction because "[t]he drug-paraphernalia possession law under which he was convicted, Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5709 (b), by definition, related to a controlled substance.”
State v. Daino, 475 P.3d 354 (Kan. 2020). “65-4107(d)(1), and possession of drug paraphernalia under K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 21-5709(b)(1). Daino moved to suppress the evidence, arguing the officers obtained all evidence through an illegal search and seizure in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United States…”
State v. Parry, 358 P.3d 101 (Kan. Ct. App. 2015). “13CR2 with felony possession of marijuana as a repeat offender, a violation of K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 21-5706(b)(3), and with possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor violation of K.”
Hodes & Nauser, MDs v. Stanek, 551 P.3d 62 (Kan. 2024). “K.S.A. 21-5709 criminalizes injecting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing a controlled substance into the human body.”
State v. Mulleneaux, 512 P.3d 1147 (Kan. 2022). “See K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 21-5706(b)(3) (possession of marijuana); K.”
State v. Thornton, 481 P.3d 1212 (Kan. 2021). “" See K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 21-5709(b)(2) (defining crime of drug paraphernalia possession).”
State v. Teter, 278 P.3d 968 (Kan. Ct. App. 2012). “65-7006(d) (now codified at K.S.A. 2011 Supp. 21-5709[d]). This statute makes it unlawful for any person to purchase more than 3.”
State v. Eckert (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 13× “When K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-5709(b)—the statute Eckert is convicted of violating—is read as a whole, the nature of the crime seems to focus on his intent for possessing or using the drug paraphernalia, not the quantity of paraphernalia possessed.”
State v. Cole (Kan. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 4× “Both complaints charged Cole with possession of drug paraphernalia in violation of K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 21-5709(b)(2), which states: "It shall be unlawful for any person to use or possess with intent to use any drug paraphernalia to: .”
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— K.S.A. § 21-5709(b) — 8 cases
State v. Eckert, 522 P.3d 796 (Kan. 2023). “K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 21-5709(b) is ambiguous regarding the unit of prosecution, so application of traditional canons of statutory construction is necessary to discern its meaning.”
State v. Eckert (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). “When K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-5709(b)—the statute Eckert is convicted of violating—is read as a whole, the nature of the crime seems to focus on his intent for possessing or using the drug paraphernalia, not the quantity of paraphernalia possessed.”
State v. Goforth (Kan. Ct. App. 2024).
State v. Harris (Kan. Ct. App. 2020).
State v. Collins (Kan. Ct. App. 2021).
— K.S.A. § 21-5709(b)(1) — 14 cases
State v. Eckert, 522 P.3d 796 (Kan. 2023). “K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 21-5709(b) is ambiguous regarding the unit of prosecution, so application of traditional canons of statutory construction is necessary to discern its meaning.”
State v. Daino, 475 P.3d 354 (Kan. 2020). “65-4107(d)(1), and possession of drug paraphernalia under K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 21-5709(b)(1). Daino moved to suppress the evidence, arguing the officers obtained all evidence through an illegal search and seizure in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United States…”
State v. Eckert (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). “When K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 21-5709(b)—the statute Eckert is convicted of violating—is read as a whole, the nature of the crime seems to focus on his intent for possessing or using the drug paraphernalia, not the quantity of paraphernalia possessed.”
State v. Campbell (Kan. Ct. App. 2022).
State v. Strong, 499 P.3d 481 (Kan. Ct. App. 2021).
— K.S.A. § 21-5709(b)(2) — 27 cases
State v. Eckert, 522 P.3d 796 (Kan. 2023). “K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 21-5709(b) is ambiguous regarding the unit of prosecution, so application of traditional canons of statutory construction is necessary to discern its meaning.”
State v. Sieg, 509 P.3d 535 (Kan. 2022). “SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE The State charged Sieg under K.S.A. 2016 Supp. 21-5709(b)(2): "It shall be unlawful for any person to use or possess with intent to use any drug paraphernalia to .”
State v. Parry, 358 P.3d 101 (Kan. Ct. App. 2015). “13CR2 with felony possession of marijuana as a repeat offender, a violation of K.S.A. 2014 Supp. 21-5706(b)(3), and with possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor violation of K.”
State v. Mulleneaux, 512 P.3d 1147 (Kan. 2022). “See K.S.A. 2017 Supp. 21-5706(b)(3) (possession of marijuana); K.”
State v. Thornton, 481 P.3d 1212 (Kan. 2021). “" See K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 21-5709(b)(2) (defining crime of drug paraphernalia possession).”
— K.S.A. § 21-5709(b)(l) — 1 case
State v. Mitchell (Kan. Ct. App. 2020).
— K.S.A. § 21-5709(e)(3) — 2 cases
In re Fuller, 474 P.3d 776 (Kan. 2020).
State v. Canfield (Kan. Ct. App. 2021).
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