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Drug Free School Notification: Federal Trafficking Penalties

FEDERAL TRAFFICKING PENALTIES
Controlled Substance Act Schedule: I and II
Drug Quantity 1st Offense 2nd Offense Quantity 1st Offense 2nd Offense
Metham-
phetamine		 10-99 gm pure or 100-999 gm mixture
  • Not less than 5 years. Not more than 20 years.
  • If death or serious injury, not less than 20 years or more than life.
  • Fine of not more than $1 million individual, $5 million other than individual
  • Not less than 10 years. Not more than 30 years.
  • If death or serious injury, not less than life.
  • Fine of not more than $2 million individual, $10 million other than individual
 100gm or more pure or 1kg or more 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 individual, $20 million other than individual
Heroin 100-999 gm mixture 1 kg or more mixture
Cocaine 500-4,999 gm mixture 5 kg or more mixture
Cocaine Base 5-49 gm mixture 50 gm or more mixture
PCP 10-99 gm pure or 100-999 gm mixture 100gm or more pure or 1 kg or more mixture
LSD 1-9 gm mixture 10 gm or more mixture
Fentanyl 40-399 gm mixture 400 gm or more mixture
Fentanyl analogue 10-99 gm mixture 100 gm or more mixture

FEDERAL TRAFFICKING PENALTIES
Drug Quantity 1st Offense 2nd Offense
Substances Act Schedule: 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 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
Substances Act Schedule: III
All (included in Schedule III are anabolic steroids, codeine and hydrocodone with asprin or Tylenol ®, and some barbituates 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
Substances Act Schedule: 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 yeasr
  • Fine not more than $500,000 individual, $2 million not individual
Substances Act Schedule: 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 yeasr
  • Fine not more than $200,000 individual, $500,000 not individual

FEDERAL TRAFFICKING PENALTIES-MARIJUANA
Description 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 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
100 kg - 999 kg 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
50 - 99 kg or more mixture; or 50 or more plants
  • Not more than 20 years
  • If death or serious injury, not less than 20 years, not more than life
  • Fine not more than $1 million individual, $5 million other than individual
  • Not less than 30 years
  • If death or serious injury not more than life
  • Fine not more than $1 million individual, $5 million other than individual
Less than 50 kg mixture
  • Not more than 5 years
  • Fine not more than $250,000 individual, $1 million other than individual
  • Not more than 10 years
  • Fine not more than $500,000 individual, $2 million other than individual
Hashish 10 kg or more
Hashish Oil 1 kg or more

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