Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison is supporting a legislative push by the Wichita Branch NAACP and a statewide task force to ban the sale of drug paraphernalia in Kansas. "He wholeheartedly supports banning all drug paraphernalia," said Ashley Anstaett, communications director for Morrison's office. "He prosecuted one of the first drug paraphernalia cases in 1981." The recommendations by the NAACP and the Drug Paraphernalia Task Force aim to strengthen current law by defining drug paraphernalia more specifically and stiffening penalties for violators, among other provisions. [continues 486 words]
Palm-sized scales and four-inch glass stems with red roses sit among the tobacco products behind a thick window pane at the Noori Convenience store at 25th North and Hillside. The Wichita Branch NAACP considers them drug paraphernalia -- the stems can be used to smoke or snort drugs; the scales can weigh tiny amounts of drugs -- and is working on a proposal to outlaw their sale. Irshad Kazia, the store's owner, said it's not his business what people use the items for. [continues 747 words]
