Kansas Statutes

Statute 65-4160: Unlawful acts relating to possession of opiates, opium, narcotic drugs or designated stimulants; penalties. (a) Except as authorized by the uniform controlled substances act, it shall be unlawful for any person to possess or have under such person's control any opiates, opium or narcotic drugs, or any stimulant designated in subsection (d)(1), (d)(3) or (f)(1) of K.S.A. 65-4107 and amendments thereto. Any person who violates this subsection shall be guilty of a drug severity level 4 felony.

      (b)   It shall not be a defense to charges arising under this section that the defendant was acting in an agency relationship on behalf of any other party in a transaction involving a controlled substance.

      (c)   For purposes of the uniform controlled substances act, the prohibitions contained in this section shall apply to controlled substance analogs as defined in subsection (bb) of K.S.A. 65-4101 and amendments thereto.

      (d)   The provisions of this section shall be part of and supplemental to the uniform controlled substances act.

      History:   L. 1994, ch. 291, § 85; L. 1994, ch. 338, § 1; L. 2003, ch. 135, § 7; Nov. 1.