last updated: June 2023
39 States + DC
Fentanyl Test Strips
legal
2 States
ONly Legal for harm reduction programs
States
FEntanyl Test Strips
illegal
Recent Legislation
2023
Montana
Changed the state’s drug paraphernalia law to allow drug testing.
Ohio
- Removed fentanyl testing strips from the state’s drug paraphernalia law.
Kansas
Edited the definition of drug paraphernalia to allow testing for fentanyl.
Oklahoma
Changed the state’s drug paraphernalia law to allow drug testing.
Kentucky
Modified the drug paraphernalia law to allow drug testing.
Mississippi
Excluded fentanyl checking equipment from the definition of drug paraphernalia.
Utah
Modified the drug paraphernalia law to allow drug testing.
South Dakota
Edited the definition of drug paraphernalia to allow fentanyl testing strips.
2022
Connecticut
Legalized drug testing to prevent accidental overdose.
California
Amended their drug paraphernalia law to allow fentanyl testing.
Illinois
Allowed pharmacists and physicians to distribute drug testing equipment.
Louisiana
Excluded fentanyl testing strips from the definition of drug paraphernalia.
New Jersey
Removed fentanyl testing strips from the definition of drug paraphernalia.
Pennsylvania
Edited the definition of drug paraphernalia to allow fentanyl testing strips.
Georgia
Legalized fentanyl testing strips as part of a milk safety bill.
Tennessee
Changed the state’s drug paraphernalia law to allow drug testing.
Alabama
Ended the prohibition on fentanyl testing equipment.
West Virginia
- Removed fentanyl testing strips from the state’s drug paraphernalia law.
Wisconsin
Decriminalized fentanyl testing strips.
New Mexico
Amended the state’s Harm Reduction Act to legalize drug testing devices, including testing strips.
2021
Arizona, Delaware, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, & Maine
Legalized fentanyl testing strips.
