579.055. Manufacture of a controlled substance — penalties.
Making or trying to make illegal drugs is a felony
1. You commit the offense of manufacture of a controlled substance if you do any of the following without legal permission:
- Knowingly make, grow, or produce a controlled substance;
- Try to make, grow, or produce a controlled substance; or
- Knowingly have a controlled substance with plans to make, grow, or produce it.
2. Penalties get worse depending on where or how it’s done:
- It’s a class B felony if it happens within 2,000 feet of a school or college;
- It’s a class A felony if someone dies or is seriously hurt in a fire or explosion caused while trying to make meth;
- It’s a class C felony if it involves any drug except ≤35g of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid;
- It’s a class E felony if it involves making ≤35g of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid.
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