{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-218a.1404","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 218A.1404","heading":"Prohibited activities relating to controlled substances -- Penalties.","body":"(1) No person shall traffic in any controlled substance except as authorized by law.\n(2) No person shall possess any controlled substance except as authorized by law.\n(3) No person shall dispense, prescribe, distribute, or administer any controlled\nsubstance except as authorized by law.\n(4) Unless another specific penalty is provided in this chapter, any person who violates\nthe provisions of subsection (1) or (3) of this section shall be guilty of a Class D\nfelony for the first offense and a Class C felony for  subsequent offenses and any\nperson who violates the provisions of subsection (2) of this section shall be guilty of\na Class A misdemeanor.","path":["KRS Chapter 218A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=39529","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:29Z","sha256":"1b378fe6a1947cb80837861da0e0917351390506b2b324265b2d1bd508a14515","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-218a.1403","next":"us-ky/krs-218a.1405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}