Federal Trafficking Penalties

DRUG/SCHEDULE

QUANTITY

PENALTIES

QUANTITY

PENALTIES

Cocaine (Schedule II)

500 - 4999 gms mixture

First Offense:
Not less than 5 yrs, and not more than 40 yrs.If death or serious injury, not less than 20 or more than life. Fine of not more  than $2 million if an individual, $5 million if not an individual

Second Offense:
Not less than 10 yrs, and not more than life. If death or serious injury,  life imprisonment. Fine of not more than $4 million if an individual, $10 million if not an individual

5 kgs or more mixture

First Offense:
Not less than 10 yrs, and not more than life. If death or serious injury, not less than 20 or more than life. Fine of not more than $4 million if an individual, $10 million if not an individual.

Second Offense:
Not less than 20 yrs, and not more than life. If death or serious injury, life imprisonment. Fine of not more than $8 million if an individual, $20 million if not an individual.

2 or More Prior Offenses:
Life imprisonment

Cocaine Base (Schedule II)

5-49 gms mixture

50 gms or more mixture

Fentanyl (Schedule II)

40 - 399 gms mixture

400 gms or more mixture

Fentanyl Analogue (Schedule l)

10 - 99 gms mixture

100 gms or more mixture

Heroin (Schedule I)

100 - 999 gms mixture

1 kg or more mixture

LSD (Schedule I)

1 - 9 gms mixture

10 gms or more mixture

Methamphetamine (Schedulell)

5 - 49 gms pure or 50 - 499 gms mixture

50 gms or more pure or 500 gms or more mixture

PCP (Schedule II)

10 - 99 gms pure or 100 - 999 gms mixture

100 gm or more pure or 1 kg or more mixture

 

DRUG/SCHEDULE QUANTITY PENALTIES

Other Schedule I & II drugs (and any drug product containing Gamma Hydroxybutyric Acid)

Any amount

First Offense: Not more that 20 yrs. If death or serious injury, not less than 20 yrs, or more than Life. Fine $1 million if an individual, $5 million if not an individual.

Second Offense: Not more than 30 yrs. If death or serious injury, not less than life. Fine $2 million if an individual, $10 million if not an individual.

Flunitrazepam (Schedule IV)

1 gm or more

Other Schedule III drugs

Any amount

First Offense: Not more than 5 years. Fine not more than $250,000 if an individual, $1 million if not an individual.

Second Offense: Not more 10 yrs. Fine not more than $500,000 if an individual, $2 million if not an individual.

Flunitrazepam (Schedule IV)

30 to 999 mgs

All other Schedule IV drugs

Any amount

First Offense: Not more than 3 years. Fine not more than $250,000 if an individual, $1 million if not an individual.

Second Offense: Not more than 6 yrs. Fine not more than $500,000 if an individual, $2 million if not an individual.

Flunitrazepam (Schedule IV)

Less than 30 mgs

All Schedule V drugs

Any amount

First Offense: Not more than 1 yr. Fine not more than $100,000 if an individual, $250,000 if not an individual.

Second Offense: Not more than 2 yrs. Fine not more than $200,000 if an individual, $500,000 if not an individual.

 

DRUG QUANTITY 1st OFFENSE 2nd OFFENSE

Marijuana

1,000 kg 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 if an individual, $10 million if other than an individual
  • Not less than 20 years, not more than life
  • If death or serious injury, mandatory life
  • Fine not more than $8 million if an individual, $20 million if other than an individual

Marijuana

100 kg to 999 kg mixture; or 100 to 999 plants
  • Not less than 5 years, not more than 40 years
  • If death or serous injury, not less than 20 years, not more than life
  • Fine not more than $2 million if an individual, $5 million if other than an individual
  • Not less than 10 years, not more than life
  • If death or serious injury, mandatory life
  • Fine not more than $4 million if an individual, $10 million if other than an individual

Marijuana

more than 10 kgs hashish; 50 to 99 kg mixture

more than 1 kg of hashish oil; 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 if an individual, $5 million if other than an individual
  • Not more than 30 years
  • If death or serious injury, mandatory life
  • Fine $2 million if an individual, $10 million if other than individual

Marijuana

1 to 49 plants; less than 50 kg 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 if an individual, $2 million if other than individual

Hashish

10 kg or less

Hashish Oil

1 kg or less

 

Details

Article ID: 24513
Created
Wed 2/8/17 9:15 AM
Modified
Mon 8/15/22 3:36 PM