Kentucky Revised Statutes
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 218.210 (2026)
Repealed, 1972
✓ current as of May 2026
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Catchline at repeal: Penalties. History: Repealed 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 33. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 106, sec. 1. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 6, sec. 3. -- Amended 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 8. -- Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 120, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 3716-21.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases, 1970–1977 · leading case: Branzburg v. Hayes, 408 U.S. 665 (1972).
Branzburg v. Hayes, 408 U.S. 665 (1972). “Ky. Rev. Stat. § 218.210 (1962). It held that petitioner "saw the commission of the statutory felonies of unlawful possession of marijuana and the unlawful conversion of it into hashish," in Branzburg v.”
Hohnke v. Commonwealth, 451 S.W.2d 162 (Ky. Ct. App. 1970). “020 and prescribed a penalty for violation by KRS 218.210(2) (a). By KRS 218.010(14) the Legislature defined narcotic drugs and specifically recognized that in this day of rapid scientific developments other substances could and probably would appear in the market which would…”
Branzburg v. Pound, 461 S.W.2d 345 (Ky. Ct. App. 1971). “KRS 218.210. Therefore Branzburg saw the commission of the statutory felonies of unlawful possession of marijuana and the unlawful conversion of it into hashish.”
Rudolph v. Commonwealth, 564 S.W.2d 1 (Ky. 1977). “020 prohibited the manufacture, possession or sale of any narcotic drug, but KRS 218.210, the penalty section, provided a lesser punishment for possession than for the other offenses, including manufacture or sale.”
Burks v. Commonwealth, 471 S.W.2d 298 (Ky. Ct. App. 1971). “KRS 218.210. Judgment was entered in accordance with the verdict, with the prison terms to run concurrently.”
Coates v. Commonwealth, 469 S.W.2d 346 (Ky. Ct. App. 1971). “It is also contended that KRS 218.210 is unconstitutional because it imposes a more severe penalty upon the possession of a narcotic drug than upon the use of such drug.”
Pendland v. Commonwealth, 463 S.W.2d 130 (Ky. Ct. App. 1971). “Pendland and Leslie Bell, guilty of possessing marijuana contrary to the provisions of KRS 218.210 and fixing their punishment at three years in the penitentiary.”
Long v. Hamilton, 467 S.W.2d 139 (Ky. Ct. App. 1971). “KRS 218.210. At the arraignment proceeding bail was fixed in the amount of $150,000.”
Greer v. Commonwealth, 455 S.W.2d 555 (Ky. Ct. App. 1970). “00 and sentenced to serve two years in the state penitentiary pursuant to KRS 218.210. He contends that: (1) the trial court erred in failing to sustain his motion to quash the search warrant and to suppress the evidence found as a result of the search; (2) the Commonwealth’s…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 218.210(2) — 1 case
Hohnke v. Commonwealth, 451 S.W.2d 162 (Ky. Ct. App. 1970). “020 and prescribed a penalty for violation by KRS 218.210(2) (a). By KRS 218.010(14) the Legislature defined narcotic drugs and specifically recognized that in this day of rapid scientific developments other substances could and probably would appear in the market which would…”
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