HB 703 -- Restricted Natural Substances

Sponsor:  Weter

This bill creates the crime of possessing or having control of a
restricted natural substance, a class A misdemeanor for the first
offense and a class D felony for each subsequent offense.  No
person will be guilty of the crime if the person owns, possesses,
manages, or otherwise controls land on which a restricted natural
substance naturally grows unless the person knowingly plants or
cultivates the restricted natural substance, harvests the
substance for any person to drink, inhale, or otherwise ingest
the restricted natural substance or allows or authorizes another
person to drink, inhale, or ingest the substance.

It will be unlawful for any person to distribute, deliver,
manufacture, produce, or cultivate a restricted natural substance
or to attempt to or possess with intent to distribute, deliver,
manufacture, produce, or cultivate a restricted natural
substance.  A person who commits any of these crimes will be
guilty of a felony with a minimum of four years' imprisonment for
the first offense and a minimum of 10 years for each subsequent
offense.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:20 am