Federal Drug 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 I) | 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 (Schedule II) | 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 |
| 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. |
Federal Trafficking Penalties - Marijuana
| 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
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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
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| 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
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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
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| Marijuana | More than 10 kgs hashish; 50 to 99 kg mixturemore 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
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Not more than 30 years
If death or serious injury, mandatory life
Fine $2 million if an individual, $10 million if other than individual
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| 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
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Not more than 10 years
Fine $500,000 if an individual, $2 million if other than individual
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| Hashish | 10 kg or less |
| Hashish Oil | 1 kg or less |
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