Transporting marijuana within 2000 feet of school in Tulsa, Oklahoma with the intent to sell it is a serious offense.
While marijuana laws have changed over the last few years in Oklahoma, it is still forbidden to use it recreationally or to sell it without the proper medical dispensary license. Crimes involving minor children and drugs, including marijuana, are still treated seriously in Oklahoma.
Penalties for Transporting Marijuana Within 2000 Feet of School
To gain a criminal conviction against you, an Oklahoma prosecutor must prove that you were transporting marijuana within 2000 feet of school and had the intent to sell it. The school can be public or private, elementary or secondary. Okla. Stat. tit. 63 § 2-401
This law also applies to transporting marijuana with the intent to sell it within 2000 feet of a college, university, vocational center, other educational institution, recreation center, public park, public housing complex.
These laws are complicated. Many factors such as how much marijuana you intended to sell as well as your previous criminal record could alter the amount of time you spend in prison and the fine you pay.
While your best bet for answers specific to your situation is a free consultation with a Wagoner criminal defense attorney, here are some general guidelines.
- 25 pounds or less of marijuana: four years to life in prison, a fine of up to $40,000, or both.
- 25 to 1,000 pounds of marijuana: a fine between $50,000 and $200,000, eight years to life in prison, or both.
- More than 1,000 pounds of marijuana: eight years to life in prison, a fine between $200,000 and $1 million, or both.
As a first-time offender, you would be required to serve at least 50% of your prison sentence before being considered for release.
For second or subsequent offenses, you would be required to serve 85% of your sentence before being considered for release.
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