Expands exemptions from drug paraphernalia laws to also exempt certain harm reduction supplies.

This bill (S 1973) amends New Jersey's drug paraphernalia law to explicitly exempt "harm reduction supplies" from being classified as illegal drug paraphernalia. It directly affects people who use drugs and harm reduction service providers (like syringe exchanges), by removing criminal penalties for possessing items such as naloxone (an opioid overdose antidote), fentanyl test strips, and other equipment designed to prevent overdose or disease transmission. The law specifies that these supplies - including test strips, naloxone, and materials provided by authorized harm reduction programs - are excluded from drug paraphernalia definitions. The bill was introduced in January 2024 but was withdrawn on the same day.