The information in this section will help you prepare for your surgery. Read through this section when your surgery is scheduled and refer to it as your surgery date gets closer. It contains important information about what you need to do before your surgery.
Under federal and state drug laws, the government can charge a person for playing a part in the cultivation or manufacture of a controlled substance. Cultivation includes growing, possessing, or producing naturally occurring elements in order to make illegal controlled substances.
A new offense also has been created and added to the drug statutes: trafficking a controlled substance, which in all cases is considered a class Y felony with a sentence of 10 to 40 years or life in prison. Revisions on theft crimes are also part of the new act.