Can you serve jail time for distributing prescription drugs?

From a student:

"Can you serve jail time for distributing prescription drugs?"

Yes. I talked to Officer Skaggs about this and he said that distributing/possession of prescription drugs (that were not prescribed to you) is a class D felony, which I looked up on the internet to find penalties:
"The penalty is a fine of up to $100,000, or imprisonment of up to 25 years, or both; however, for a repeat offender, the term of imprisonment may increase up to 2 years with prior misdemeanor convictions, and up to 6 years with a prior felony conviction."

He also told me that selling prescription drugs has more penalties and those can vary a lot depending on the amount a person is selling. This is a class C felony:
"For a Class C Felony, the penalty is a fine of up to $100,000, or imprisonment of up to 40 years, or both; however, for a repeat offender, the term of imprisonment may increase up to 2 years with prior misdemeanor convictions, and up to 6 years with a prior felony conviction."

Another point that should be noted is that if someone were to get hurt using these drugs, the person selling/distributing is responsible. These charges can be worse than involuntary manslaughter (such as accidentally killing someone in a car accident) because the person who gave that person those drugs is the one that gave them the means to ultimately hurt/killed themselves.

In a nutshell, the government is VERY strict on the selling and distributing of prescription drugs like Xanax, Vicodin, and Morphine, which are controlled substances because they are so dangerous. They do not take this lightly, and I have seen some of the best looking and sweetest kids get caught with substances like these and go into a courtroom where the judge does not favor anyone - they are all criminals once they walk in that door.