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|
Incarceration |
Fine |
| Possession |
| Any Amount |
misdemeanor |
1 year |
$2,500 |
| First convictions for any misdemeanor has a mandatory minimum fine of $250. Second convictions $500, and subsequent convictions, $1,000. |
| Cultivation |
| 10 plants or less (weighing between 1/2 oz to 10 lbs) |
felony |
1 - 6 years |
$5,000 |
| 10 - 19 plants |
felony |
2 - 12 years |
$50,000 |
| 20 - 99 plants |
felony |
3 - 15 years |
$100,000 |
| 100 - 499 plants |
felony |
8 - 30 years |
$200,000 |
| 500 plants or more |
felony |
15 - 60 years |
$500,000 |
| First convictions of any felony has a mandatory minimum fine of $2,000. Second convictions $3,000, and subsequent convictions $5,000. |
| Sale (1/2 oz or less see possession) |
| 1/2 oz to 10 lbs |
felony |
1 – 6 years |
$5,000 |
| 10 to 70 lbs |
felony |
2 – 12 years |
$5,000 |
| 70 to 300 lbs |
felony |
8 - 30 years |
$200,000 |
| 300 lbs or more |
felony |
15 - 60 years |
$500,000 |
| To a minor within 1,000 feet of a school |
felony |
increased penalty |
increased penalty |
| First convictions of any felony has a mandatory minimum fine of $2,000. Second convictions $3,000, and subsequent convictions $5,000. |
| Miscellaneous (paraphernalia, license suspensions, drug tax stamps, etc...) |
| Paraphernalia possession |
misdemeanor |
1 year |
$2,500 |
| Paraphernalia sale |
felony |
1 - 6 years |
$3,000 |
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Possession, delivery or sale of one-half ounce or less is punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine up to $2,500.
For delivery or sale of amounts over one-half ounce the penalty increases to 1 - 6 years in prison and a fine up to $5,000. Delivery or sale of 10 pounds or more is punishable by 2 - 12 years in prison and a fine up to $5,000. For amounts of 70 pounds or more, the penalty increases to 8 - 30 years in prison and a fine up to $200,000. Delivery or sale of 300 pounds or more carries a penalty of 15 - 60 years in prison and a fine up to $500,000.
Any sale to a minor or any sale within 1,000 feet of a school increases the penalty classification one level.
Cultivation of 10 - 19 plants is punishable by 2 - 12 years in prison and a fine up to $50,000. For cultivation of 20 - 99 plants, the penalty increases to 3 - 15 years in prison and a fine up to $100,000. For 100 - 499 plants the penalty increases to 8 - 30 years in prison and a fine up to $200,000. Cultivation of 500 or more plants is punishable by 15 - 60 years in prison and a fine up to $500,000.
For all first convictions for misdemeanor drug offenses there is a mandatory minimum fine of $250. For second convictions the mandatory minimum increases to $500 and for subsequent convictions, it increases to $1,000. For all fist convictions of felony drug offenses there is a mandatory minimum fine of $2,000, increasing to $3,000 for second convictions and to $5,000 for any subsequent convictions.
The use or possession of paraphernalia is punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine up to $2,500. Sale of paraphernalia carries a penalty of 1 - 6 years in prison and a fine up to $3,000. |
Marijuana tax stamps:
This state has a marijuana tax stamp law
enacted. This law mandates that those who possess marijuana are legally required
to purchase and affix state-issued stamps
onto his or her contraband. Failure to do so may result in a fine and/or criminal
sanction.
* Data provided by NORML
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