We have all watched the news and heard about the growing number of meth labs that seem to be flourishing everywhere.
While methamphetamine might be the most obvious method of manufacturing drugs in Oklahoma, it is not the only one.
Methamphetamine, however, is one of the most dangerous due to the types of chemicals that are typically used in its manufacture. The chemicals are toxic and highly flammable.
Increasingly, law enforcement is cracking down on all sorts of drug manufacturing enterprises in and around Wagoner, Oklahoma.
FAQ: Manufacturing Drugs in Oklahoma
Oklahoma has a complex web of drug statutes, but it includes clear definitions.
- “Manufacture” means production, preparation, processing, and propagation of a controlled dangerous substance, using either natural or synthetic compounds.
- A “manufacturer” includes any person who packages, repackages, or labels any controlled dangerous substance.
- A “controlled dangerous substance” means a drug, or substance categorized in Schedules I through V of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act of Oklahoma.
Okla. Stat. tit. 63 § 2-101
Any person who offers, solicits, attempts, endeavors, or conspires in manufacturing drugs in Oklahoma can be convicted of a felony offense. Okla. Stat. tit. 63 § 2-408
Endeavoring is a term of art. You don’t actually have to manufacture the drug to be found guilty of this crime. Gathering the needed chemicals is enough to be found guilty. Cultivating marijuana is enough to be found guilty.
It is also illegal to possess certain chemical substances that can be used in the manufacture of controlled substances. Okla. Stat. tit. 63 § 2-401
Penalties for Manufacturing Drugs in Oklahoma
Oklahoma classifies its controlled substances by “Schedules” based upon the level of addictive risk and other factors. The punishments for endeavoring to manufacture these drugs are also specified within each Schedule. Okla. Stat. tit. 63 § 2-204
Schedules I and II contain controlled substances that are deemed to be the most addictive and risky. For some of these drugs, you can face life in prison in addition to substantial fines.
For example, if you are convicted of trying to manufacture methamphetamine in Oklahoma, even as a first offense, you could serve anywhere from seven years to life in prison in addition to paying hefty fines.
Initial Strategy Session: Wagoner Drug Defense Attorney
A conviction of manufacturing drugs in Oklahoma can lead to life in prison. The penalty is harsh and before you talk to police, make sure you talk to an experienced Wagoner drug defense attorney.
Call a Wirth Law Office – Wagoner drug crime defense attorney at 918-485-0335 to schedule a initial, no-obligation consultation.
