US Federal Law Punishments

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Possession of:

100 grams or more methamphetamine or
1 kilogram or more methamphetamine mixture,
1 kilogram or more heroin mixture,
5 kilograms or more cocaine mixture,
50 grams or more cocaine base (crack) mixture,
1000 grams or more PCP or 1 kilogram or more PCP mixture,
10 grams or more LSD mixture,
400 grams or more fentanyl mixture
100 grams or more fentanyl analogue mixture,
1000 kilograms or more marijuana mixture,
1000 or more marijuana plants

Penalty:
First offense: 10 years to life, 10 year mandatory minimum; if death or serious injury, 20 year minimum; up to $4 million fine individual, $10 million other than individual.

Second offense: 20 years to life; 20 year mandatory minimum; if death or serious injury not less than life; up to $6 million fine individual, $20 million other than individual.

Possession of:

10-99 grams methamphetamine or
100-999 grams methamphetamine mixture,
100-999 grams heroine mixture,
500-4999 grams cocaine mixture,
5-49 grams cocaine base (crack) mixture,
10-99 grams PCP or 100-999 grams PCP mixture,
1-9 grams LSD mixture,
40-399 grams fentanyl mixture,
10-99 grams fentanyl analogue mixture
100-999 kilograms marijuana mixture,
100-999 marijuana plants

Penalty:
First offense: 5 years to 40 years, 5-year mandatory minimum; if death or serious injury, 20 year minimum; up to $2 million fine if individual, $5 million other than individual.

Second offense: 1- year to life, 10 year mandatory minimum; if death or serious injury, not less than life, up to $4 million fine individual, $10 million other than individual.

Possession of:

Any amount of other Schedule I or Schedule II Controlled Substances,
50-99 kilograms marijuana mixture,
50-99 marijuana plants, or
1 gram or more flunitrazepam (Rohypnol)

Penalty:
First offense: 0- 20 years; if death or serious injury, 20 year minimum, not more than life; up to $1 million fine individual, $5 million other than individual.

Second offense: 0 to 30 years; if death or serious injury, not less than life; up to $2 million fine individual, $10 million other than individual.

Possession of:

Any amount Schedule III Controlled Substances,
Less than 50 kilograms marijuana mixture,
10 kilograms hashish or more,
1 kilogram hashish oil or more, or
30-999 milligrams flunitrazepan (Rohypnol)

Penalty:
First offense: 0 to 5 years; up to $250,000 fine individual, $1 million other than individual.

Second offense: 0 – 10 years; up to $500,000 fine individual, $2 million other than individual.

Possession of:

Any amount of Schedule IV Controlled Substances

Penalty:
First offense: 0 – 3 years; up to $250,000 fine individual, $1 million other than individual.

Second offense: 0 – 6 years; up to $500,000 fine individual, $2 million other than individual.

Possession of:

Any amount of Schedule V Controlled Substances.

Penalty
First offense: 0 – 1 year; up to $100,000 fine individual, $250,000 other than individual.

Second offense: 0 – 2 years; up to $200,000 fine individual, $500,000 other than individual.