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.
To convict someone of illegal possession of a controlled substance, the prosecutor must prove the following elements of the crime: Knowing. The crime of possessing a controlled substance occurs whenever a person knowingly and intentionally has control of a controlled drug. However, the prosecution doesn't have to show that the accused knew that the drugs were controlled and that possession in this circumstance was illegal.