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Kansas Marijuana Laws
Kansas Marijuana Laws Compared
The graphs below represents how lenient or strict the marijuana laws are in your state compared to Maine, Hawaii, and Connecticut. This determination is based on level of enforcement, weight limits, fines and/or time imprisoned. This determination is also based on how strict penalties are for repeat offenders and proximity to certain drug restricted areas such as school zones and public parks.
Kansas
Lenient
Moderately Lenient
Moderate
Moderately Strict
Strict
Connecticut
Lenient
Moderately Lenient
Moderate
Moderately Strict
Strict
Hawaii
Lenient
Moderately Lenient
Moderate
Moderately Strict
Strict
Maine
Lenient
Moderately Lenient
Moderate
Moderately Strict
Strict
Misdemeanors
Unlawful possession of marijuana (1st offense)
Any person who possesses any amount of marijuana.
Fine: Up to $2,500 Imprisonment: Up to 1 year
Unlawful possession of marijuana (subsequent offense)
Any person who possesses any amount of marijuana for any subsequent offense.
Fine: Up to $100,000 Imprisonment: 1 to 3.5 years
Possession of drug paraphernalia (for personal use)
Any drug paraphernalia to use, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance in violation of the uniform controlled substances act. drug paraphernalia to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, sell or distribute a controlled substance in violation of the uniform controlled substances act.
Fine: Up to $2,500 Imprisonment: Up to 1 year
Possession of drug paraphernalia (for cultivation)
Any drug paraphernalia to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, sell or distribute a controlled substance in violation of the uniform controlled substances act.
Fine: Up to $100,00 Imprisonment: 1 to 3.5 years
Felonies
Cultivation of Marijuana (more than 5 plants)
Any person who knowingly produces more than plants of the marijuana sativa plant or who possesses such plants unless production or possession has been authorized (Class 4 felony).
Fine: N/A Imprisonment: 11.5 to 17 years
Sale of marijuana
Unlawful sale of marijuana in any amount.
Fine: Up to $300,000 Imprisonment: 1 to 4.25 years
Sale in restricted area
The sale of any amount of marijuana on a school bus, or in, on, or within one thousand feet of school property, a public park, a family housing complex, or a youth program center.
Fine: Up to $300,000 Imprisonment: 4 to 7 years
United States Marijuana Arrest Trends
The graphs below represent the trends in marijuana arrests from 1990 to 2005 in the United States. With the higher amount of arrests also comes tens and billions of more dollars spent on enforcement, adjudication, and imprisonment for marijuana related offenses.
