The information in this section will help you prepare for your surgery. Read through this section when your surgery is scheduled and refer to it as your surgery date gets closer. It contains important information about what you need to do before your surgery.
Under federal and state drug laws, the government can charge a person for playing a part in the cultivation or manufacture of a controlled substance. Cultivation includes growing, possessing, or producing naturally occurring elements in order to make illegal controlled substances.
Any individual who knowingly possesses a controlled substance that is listed in section 841 ( b ) ( 1 ) ( A ) of this title in violation of section 844 of this title in an amount that , as specified by regulation of the Attorney General , is a personal use amount shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed ...