Did you know?? Federal regulation of drugs began with the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act, which created the FDA and the requirements for approval of food and drugs for human consumption and prescriptions for access to certain drugs.
ref: The History of the Non-Medical Use of Drugs in the United States

›› Controlled Substances Act (1970)

In 1970, the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act, was signed into law, thereby providing legal foundation for government prevention of abuse of drugs and other substances. It consolidates many laws regulating the manufacture and distribution of narcotics, stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, anabolic steroids, as well as chemicals used in production of controlled substances.

Penalties for Lesser Quantities
 Schedules Drug Quantity First Offense Second Offense
I and II Methamphetamine 10-99 grams pure or 100-999 grams mixture

*Not less than 5 years or more than 40 years.      

*If death or serious injury, not less than 20 years or more than life      

*Fine of not more than $2 million per individual, $5 million other than individual  

*Not less than 10 years to life.      

*If death or serious injury, not less than life  

*Fine of no more than $4 million per individual or $10 million other than individual

Heroin 100-999 grams mixture
Cocaine 500-4,999 grams mixture
Cocaine Base 5-49 grams mixture
PCP 10-99 grams pure or 100-999 grams mixture
LSD 1-9 grams mixture
Fetanyl 40-399 grams mixture
Fentanyl Analogue 10-99 grams mixture


Penalties for Greater Quantities
 Schedules Drug Quantity First Offense Second Offense
I and II Methamphetamine 100 grams or more pure of 1 kilos or more in mixture

*Not less than 10 years. Not more than life.

*If death or serious injury, not less than 20 years or more than life.

*Fine of not more than $4 million individual, $10 million other than individual

*Not less than 20 years. Not more than life

*If death or serious injury, not less than life

*Fine of not more than $8 million per individual or $20 million other than individual.

Heroin 1 kilos or more in mixture
Cocaine 5 kilos or more in mixture
Cocaine Base 50 grams or more mixture
PCP 100 grams or more pure or 1 kilos or more mixture
LSD 10 grams or more mixture
Fetanyl 400 grams or more in mixture
Fentanyl Analogue 100 grams or more in mixture


Federal Trafficking Penalties
 Schedules Drug Quantity First Offense Second Offense
I and II Others (law does not include marijuana, hashish, or hash oil) Any *Not more than 20 years
*If death or serious injury, not less than 20 years, not more than life
*Fine $1 million individual, $5 million not individual
*Not more than 30 years
*If death or serious injury, life
*Fine $2 million individual, $10 million not individual
III All (included in Schedule III are anabolic steroids, codeine and hydrocodone with aspirin or Tylenol®, and some barbiturates) Any *Not more than 5 years
*Fine not more than $250,000 individual, $1 million not individual
*Not more than 10 years
*Fine not more than $500,000 individual, $2 million not individual
IV All (included in Schedule IV are Darvon®, Talwin®, Equanil®, Valium®, and Xanax®) Any *Not more than 3 years
*Fine not more than $250,000 individual, $1 million not individual
*Not more than 6 years
*Fine not more than $500,000 individual, $2 million not individual
V All (over-the-counter cough medicines with codeine are classified in Schedule V) Any

*Not more than 1 year
*Fine not more than $100,000 individual, $250,000 not individual

*Not more than 2 years
*Fine not more than $200,000 individual, $500,000 not individual



Federal Trafficking Penalties - Marijuana
Drug Quantity First Offense Second Offense
Marijuana 1,000 kilos or more mixture; or 1,000 or more plants *Not less than 10 years, not more than life
*If death or serious injury, not less than 20 years, not more than life
*Fine not more than $4 million individual, $10 million other than individual

*Not less than 20 years, not more than life
*If death or serious injury, not more than life *Fine not more than $8 million individual, $20 million other than individual

Marijuana 100 kilos to 999 kilos mixture; or 100-999 plants *Not less than 5 years, not more than 40 years
*If death or serious injury, not less than 20 years, not more than life
*Fine not more than $2 million individual, $5 million other than individual


*Not less than 10 years, not more than life
*If death or serious injury, not more than life
*Fine not more than $4 million individual, $10 million other than individual

Marijuana 50 to 99 kilos mixture
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50 to 99 plants
*Not more than 20 years
*If death or serious injury, not less than 20 years, not more than life
*Fine $1 million individual, $5 million other than individual

*Not more than 30 years
If death or serious injury, not more than life
Fine $2 million individual, $10 million other than individual
Marijuana less than 50 kilos mixture

*Not more than 5 years
*Fine not more than $250,000, $1 million other than individual

*Not more than 10 years
*Fine $500,000 individual, $2 million other than individual

Hashish

10 kilos or more
Hashish Oil 1 kilos or more

 

 



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