{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-579.055","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 579.055","heading":"Manufacture of a controlled substance — penalties.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of manufacture of a controlled substance if, except as authorized in this chapter or chapter 195, he or she:\n(1) Knowingly manufactures, produces, or grows a controlled substance;\n(2) Attempts to manufacture, produce, or grow a controlled substance; or\n(3) Knowingly possesses a controlled substance with the intent to manufacture, produce, or grow any amount of controlled substance.\n2. The offense of manufacturing or attempting to manufacture any amount of controlled substance is a class B felony when committed within two thousand feet of the real property comprising a public or private elementary, vocational, or secondary school, community college, college, or university. It is a class A felony if a person has suffered serious physical injury or has died as a result of a fire or explosion started in an attempt by the defendant to produce methamphetamine.\n3. The offense of manufacturing or attempting to manufacture any amount of a controlled substance, except thirty-five grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid, is a class C felony.\n4. The offense of manufacturing thirty-five grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid is a class E felony.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 579 - Controlled Substance Offenses"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=579.055","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"fe5e9d2d80ad3ab2bd177d26bb0c5bbc8b24fd147ffe293940d329c4a008b851","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-579.050","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-579.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}