The Rockefeller drug laws are a series of laws that dictate the rules and regulations for narcotics in New York State. The laws are named after Nelson Rockefeller, New York's governor at the time. They basically determine the level of criminal offense and how much punishment is inflicted for the sale and possession of drugs like marijuana, cocaine, heroin, morphine, and opium. (Photo: www.gothamgazette.com/.../Needle-and-candle.jpg)
According to the Rockefeller drug laws, the sale of two ounces of an illegal substance or the possession of four ounces of an illegal substance means a punishment of at least 15 years. The maximum punishment for sale or possession is life in prison.
The Rockefeller drug laws are controversial in nature because they state that drug offenders will receive the same amount of jail time as the crime of second-degree murder. The penalty of 15 years to life or 25 years to life spent in prison is a harsh one. Those convicted of the sale or possession of narcotics should not be penalized on the same level as a known killer. Narcotics-related crimes are serious and should be considered as offenses but the current laws in place are tough. There are those, however, that feel that drug charges are very serious and offenders should receive the harshest penalty available.
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