Charges for drug cultivation or manufacturing can be very serious, even if only a small amount of a drug is being cultivated for personal use. Being in possession of a marijuana plant for example, if you live in a close proximity to a school, could be a federal offence subject to a mandatory prison sentence of one year. The type of drug, quantity and your location can all be determining factors in a criminal action for drug cultivation and manufacturing.

Drug manufacturing and cultivation laws pertain to growing, producing or possessing certain plants and other naturally occurring elements used for producing illegal controlled substances, to include cannabis seeds and marijuana plants. It also relates to producing illegal drugs through chemicals and laboratory equipment, substances like crack cocaine, methamphetamine, LSD and Ecstasy. Cultivation and manufacturing of illegal drugs can take place in wilderness areas, on farms, in gardens or greenhouses, or in drug labs in residential properties, hotels, abandoned buildings, or even mobile units, such as cars, vans, or recreational vehicles. Many drugs are cultivated or manufactured outside of the United States , but production is occurring domestically particularly in regard to methamphetamines.

Drug manufacturing of methamphetamines is a growing problem and many states have recently enacted new and more stringent laws to combat the production of this illegal and highly addictive substance. Public health officials have gotten involved nationally because of the toxic nature of the process and the health risk it poses to children and others who are near the manufacturing. It has been argued that methamphetamine manufacturing can cause just as much harm as its distribution and use. Because methamphetamines are created using legal substances, new laws have been enacted to track the sale of these legal products, such as cold-medicines and fertilizers.

Federal and state laws are both concerned with the cultivation and manufacturing of illegal drugs. While state laws can vary, federal laws apply throughout the United States , and can carry stiff mandatory penalties for offenders. If you are charged with manufacturing or cultivating an illegal drug, you may want to hire a competent criminal defense attorney to protect your rights.

Because of the serious nature of drug addiction and the damage it can cause to our communities and families, the government has enacted stringent drug laws to curb the production, distribution and possess of illegal drugs, namely through the War on Drugs prohibition campaign. Drug cultivation and manufacturing is one piece of the puzzle to reducing illegal drug use by curbing the supply.

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