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A breakdown of pot laws/penalties by state
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STATE-BY-STATE COMPARISON OF THE MARIJUANA LAWS
Compiled by the National Organization for the Reform of
Marijuana Laws (NORML)
Alabama:
Possession: 0-2.2 lbs for Personal use: 0-1 year & $1000
0-2.2 lbs Not For Personal Use: 2-15 years & $25,000
2.2-2000 lbs: 3-15 years & $25,000
Cultivation/Sale: 0-2.2 lbs: 2-15 years & $25,000
2.2-2000 lbs: 3-15 years & $25,000
2,000-10,000 lbs: 5-15 years & $50,000
Over 10,000 lbs: 15 years & $200,000
Alaska:
Possession/Cultivation: Legal for personal use in home.
Any amt for personal use not in home: 0-$100
Public Display of up to 1 ounce or possession of 4 or more
ounces: 0-90 days & $1,000
Sale up to 1 ounce: 0-1 year & $1,000
Over an ounce: 0-5 years & $5,000
Arizona:
Possession: Up to one pound: 1.5 years & $750-150,000
1-8 lbs: 4 years & $750-150,000
8+ lbs: 7 years & $750-150,000
Cultivation/Sale: Same as possession for over 1 lb.
Arizona also has provisions requiring community service and
drug treatment for people convicted of any pot crime. Laws
regarding drug sales nears schools eliminates any chance of
parole until all of the sentence is served as well as imposing
a minimum $2,000 fine.
Arkansas:
Possession: Up to 1 ounce: 0-1 year & $1,000
1 oz - 10 lbs: 4-10 years & $25,000
10-100 lbs: 5-20 years & $50,000
Over 100 lbs: 6-30 years & $100,000
Cultivation/Sale: Up to 1 ounce: 2-10 years & $10,000
Over an ounce same as possession charge.
California:
Possession: Up to an ounce: 0-$100
Over an ounce: 0-6 months & $500
Cultivation: 16 months - 3 years
Sale: 2-4 years
Colorado:
Possession: Up to an ounce in private: 0-$100
In public: 0-15 days & $100
1-8 oz: 0-2 years & $500
8 oz or more: 1-2 years
Cultivation/Sale: Any amount 2-4 years
Second offense possession of any amount over an ounce
subsequent to a prior pot offense carries a penalty of 6
months - 2 years. For 8 or more ounces, 3-8 years & $2,000-
$5,000
Connecticut:
Possession: Up to 4 oz: 1 year or $1,000
Over 4 oz: 0-5 years & $2,000
Cultivation/Sale: Up to 2.2 lbs: 0-7 years & $1000
Over 2.2 lbs: 5-20 years
No suspended sentences unless a person is drug dependent.
Delaware:
Possession: Up to 50 lbs: 0-2 years & $500
50-100 lbs: 3 yrs & $50,000
100-5,000 lbs: 5 years & $100,000
Over 5,000 lbs: 15 years & $400,000
Cultivation/Sale: Up to 50 lbs: 0-10 years & $10,000
50-100 lbs: 3-10 years & $50,000
100-5,000 lbs: 5 yrs & $100,000
Over 5,000 lbs: 15 years & $400,000
Florida:
Possession: Up to 20 grams: 0-1 year & $1,000
20 grams - 100 lbs: 0-5 years & $5,000
100-2,000 lbs: 3-30 years & $25,000
2,000-10,000 lbs: 5-30 years & $50,000
Over 10,000 lbs: 15-30 years & $200,000
Cultivation/Sale: Up to 20 grams: 0-5 years & $5,000
All other amounts: Same penalties as for possession
Georgia:
Possession: Up to 1 oz: 0-1 year & $1,000
1 oz to 100 lbs: 1-10 years
100-2,000 lbs: 5-10 years & $25,000
2,000-10,000 lbs: 7-10 years & $50,000
Over 10,000 lbs: 15 years & $200,000
Cultivation/Sale: Up to 100 lbs: 1-10 years
All other amounts: Same penalties as for possession
Hawaii:
Possession: Up to 1 oz: 0-30 days & $500
1 oz to 2.2 lbs: 0-1 year & $1,000
Over 2.2 lbs: 0-5 years & $5,000
Cultivation/Sale: Up to an ounce: 0-1 year & $1,000
All other amounts: Same penalty as for possession.
Idaho:
Possession: Up to 3 oz: 0-1 year & $1,000
Over 3 ounces: 0-10 years & $10,000
Cultivation/Sale: Up to 3 ounces: 0-5 Years & $1,000
Over 3 ounces: 0-5 years & $15,000
Illinois:
Under 2.5 grams: 0-30 days & $500
2.5-10 grams: 0-6 months & $500
10-30 grams: 0-1 year & $1,000
30-500 grams: 1-3 years & $10,000
Over 500 grams: 2-5 years & $10,000
Cultivation/Sale: Under 2.5 grams: 0-6 months & $500
2.5-10 grams: 0-1 year & $1,000
10-30 grams: 1-3 years & $10,000
30-500 grams: 2-5 years & $50,000
Over 500 grams: 3-7 years & $100,000
Indiana:
Possession: Up to 30 grams: 0-1 year & $1,000
Over 30 grams but less than 10 lbs: 0-2 years & $10,000
Cultivation/Sale: Same penalties as for possession.
Iowa:
Possession: Any amount: 0-6 months & $2,500
Cultivation: Any amount: 0-5 years & $2,500
Sale: Any amount: 0-5 years & $10,000
Kansas:
Possession: Any amount: 0-1 year & $2,500
Cultivation: 0-1 year & $2,500
Sale: 1-10 years & $10,000
Kentucky:
Possession: Less than 8 ounces: 0-1 year & $500
8 ounces - 5 lbs: 1-5 years & $2,500
5 lbs or more: 5-10 years & $5,000-10,000
Cultivation/Sale: Penalties are the same as for possession.
Note: Up to four plants is treated as simple possession.
Louisiana:
Possession: Under 100 lbs: 0-6 months & $500
100-2,000 lbs: 5-15 years & $50,000
2,000-10,000 lbs: 15-25 years & $200,000
Over 10,000 lbs: 25-35 years & $500,000
Cultivation/Sale: Under 100 lbs: 0-10 years & $15,000
All other penalties same as for possession
Main:
Possession: Any amount for personal use up to 1.5 ounces: 0-
$200
1.5 ounces - 2 lbs: 0-1 y ear & $1,000
2-1,000 lbs: 0-5 years & $2,500
Over 1,000 lbs: 0-10 years & $10,000
Cultivation/Sale: Up to 1.5 ounces: 0-1 year & $1,000
All other penalties same as for possession.
Maryland:
Possession/Cultivation: Any personal use amount: 0-1 year &
$1,000
Any other amount, presumed intent to distribute: 5-15 years &
$15,000
Importation of over 100 lbs into MD: 0-25 years & $50,000
Second Offense Mandatory 2 years, up to 15 years & $15,000
Massachusetts:
Possession: Any amount for personal use: Probation
Cultivation/Sale: 0-2 years & $5,000
Michigan:
Possession: Any amount: 0-1 year & $1,000
Use: 0-90 days & $100
Cultivation/Sale: 0-4 years & $5,000
City of Ann Arbor: Possession under 1 oz: $0-100
Minnesota:
Possession: Up to 1.5 ounces: $0-100
Over 1.5 ounces: 0-3 years & $3,000
Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 0-5 years & $$30,000
Mississippi:
Possession: Up to 1 oz not in vehicle: $100-250
1 gram to 1 oz in vehicle: 0-90 days & $1,000
1 oz - 2.2 lbs: 0-2 years & $3,000
Over 2.2 lbs: 0-20 years & $1,000,000 (yes a million dollars)
Cultivation/Sale: Up to 1 oz: 0-3 years & $3,000
1 oz to 2.2 lbs: 0-20 years & $30,000
Over 2.2 lbs: 0-30 years & $1,000,000
Missouri:
Possession/Cultivation: Up to 35 grams: 0-1 y ear & $1,000
Over 35 grams: 0-5 years & $ $1,000
Sale: Any amount: 5 years to life
Note: Any marijuana offense while driving punished by license
suspension for 1 year.
Montana:
Possession: Up to 60 grams: 0-6 months & $500
Over 60 grams: 0-50 years & $50,000
Cultivation/Sale: 1 year to Life & $50,000
Nebraska:
Possession up to 1 oz: $100 & Drug Education
1 oz - 1 lb: 0-7 days & $500
Over 1 lb: 0-5 years & $10,000
Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 0-5 years & $10,000
Nevada:
Possession: Up to 1 oz by a person under 21: 0-6 years &
$2,000
Up to 100 lbs by an adult: Probation - 6 years & $5,000
100-2,000 lbs: 3-20 years & $25,000
2,000-10,000 lbs: 5-20 years & $50,000
Over 10,000 lbs: 5 years to Live & $200,000
Cultivation/Sale: Up to 100 lbs: 1-15 years & $5,000
All other penalties are the same as for possession
New Hampshire:
Possession: Up to 1 lb: 0-1 year & $1,000
Over 1 lb: 0-7 years & $2,000
Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 0-15 years & $2,000
New Jersey:
Possession: Under 50 grams: 0-6 months & $750 & 2 years loss
of drivers licence.
Over 50 grams: 0-5 years & $15,000
Cultivation/Sale: 0-5 years & $15,000
New Jersey also has provisions for doubling penalties if they
occur within 1,000 feet of a school, and strengthened
penalties for people that employ minors in the drug trade.
New Mexico:
Possession: Up to 1 oz: 0-15 days & $100
1-8 ounces: 0-1 year & $1,000
8 oz - 100 lbs: 0-18 months & $5,000
Over 100 lbs: 3 years & $5,000
Cultivation: Any amount: 9 years & $10,000
Sale: 1 gram - 100 lbs: 18 months & $5,000
Over 100 lbs: 3 years & $5,000
New York:
Possession: Up to 25 grams in private: $0-100
25 grams - 2 oz: 0-3 months & $500
2-4 ounces: 0-1 year & $1,000
4-8 ounces: 0-4 years
1 lb - 10 lbs.: 0-7 years
Over 10 lbs: 0-15 years
Cultivation: Up to 4 ounces: 0-1 year & $1,000
4-8 ounces: 0-1 year & $10,000
8 oz - 1 lb: 0-4 years
1-10 lbs: 0-7 years
Over 10 lbs: 0-15 years
Sale: Up to 25 grams: 0-1 year & $1,000
25- grams- 4 ounces: 0-4 years
4 ounces - 1 lb: 0-7 years
Over 1 lb: 0-15 years
North Carolina:
Possession: Up to 1 oz: 0-30 days & $100, suspended
over 1 oz: 0-2 years & $2,000
Cultivation/Sale: Penalties same as possession over 1 oz.
The following mandatory sentences are provided for trafficking
offenses:
Over 50 lbs, less than 100 lbs: 5 year minimum
Over 100 lbs, less than 2,000 lbs: 10 year minimum
Over 2,000 lbs, less than 10,000 lbs: 14 year minimum, 20
year maximum
Over 10,000 lbs: 35 year minimum, 40 year maximum
North Dakota:
Possession: Up to .5 oz not in vehicle: 0-30 days & $500
conditional
.5 oz - 1 oz not in vehicle, or .5 oz in vehicle: 0-1 year &
$1,000
Over 1 oz: 0-5 years & $5,000
Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 0-10 years & $10,000
Ohio:
Possession: Up to 100 grams: 0-$100
100-200 grams: 0-30 days & $250
200-600 grams: 6 months - 5 years & $2,500
Over 600 grams: 1-10 years & $5,000
Cultivation/Sale: Up to 200 grams 6 months - 5 years & $2,500
200-600 grams: 1-10 years & $5,000
Over 600 grams: 2-15 years & $7,500
Oklahoma:
Possession: Any amount for personal use: 0-1 year
Cultivation: Any amount: 2-10 years & $50,000
Sale: Less than 25 lbs: 2-10 years & $20,000
25-1,000 lbs: $25,000-100,000
Over 1,000 lbs: $100,000-500,000
Oregon:
Possession: Up to 1 oz: $0-100
Over 1 oz: 0-10 years & $2,500
Cultivation/Sale: 0-20 years & $100,000
Pennsylvania:
Possession: Up to 30 grams: 0-30 days & $500
Over 30 grams: 0-1 year & $5,000
Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 0-5 years & $15,000
Rhode Island:
Possession: Less than 1 kilogram: 0-1 year & $250
More than a kilo: 10 year mandatory minimum
Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 10-30 years & $50,000
South Carolina:
Possession: Up to 1 oz: 0-30 days & $200
Over 1 oz: 0-5 years & $5,000
Cultivation/Sale: Penalties same as possession over 1 oz.
South Dakota:
Possession: Up to 1 oz: 0-30 days & $100
1 oz - 1 lb: 0-1 year & $1,000
1-10 lbs: 0-2 years & $2,000
Over 10 lbs: 0-10 years & $10,000
Cultivation/Sale: Up to 1 lb: 0-1 year & $1,000
1-10 lbs: 0-2 years & $2,000
Over 10 lbs: 0-10 years & $10,000
Note: Penalty for cultivation under 1 oz same as for
possession under 1 oz.
Tennessee:
Possession: Up to 10 lbs: 0-1 year & $1,000
Over 10 lbs: 4-10 years & $10,000
Cultivation/Sale: Up to .5 oz: 0-1 year & $1,000
.5 oz - 10 lbs: 1-5 years & $3,000
Over 10 lbs: 4-10 years & $10,000
Note: Cultivation carries mandatory minimum 1 year sentence.
Texas:
Possession: Up to 2 ounces: 0-6 months & $1,000
2-4 ounces: 0-1 year & $2,000
4 ounces - 5 lbs: 2-10 years & $5,000
5 -50 lbs: 2-20 years & $10,000
Cultivation/Sale: Under 2 ounces: 0-1 year & $1,000
Over 2 ounces: Same penalties as for possession.
Texas also has strict mandatory minimum sentences for amounts
over 50 lbs. and sale to minors.
Utah:
Possession: 0-6 months & $300
Cultivation/Sale: 0-5 years & $5,000
Vermont:
Possession: Up to .5 oz: 0-6 months & $500
.5-2 ounces: 0-3 years & $3,000
Over 2 ounces: 0-5 years & $5,000
Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 0-5 years & $5,000
Virginia:
Possession: Up to 5 lbs: 0-30 days & $500
Cultivation: Up to 5 lbs: 0-30 days & $500
Over 5 lbs: 5-30 years
Sale: Up to .5 oz: 0-1 year & $1,000
.5 oz - 5 lbs: 0-10 years & $1,000
Over 5 lbs: 5-30 years
Washington:
Possession: Up to 40 grams: 0-90 days & $250
Over 40 grams: 0-5 years & $10,000
Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 0-5 years & $10,000
West Virginia:
Possession: Up to 15 grams: Conditional discharge
Over 15 grams: 90 days - 6 months & $1,000
Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 1-5 years & $15,000
Wisconsin:
Possession: Any amount: 0-30 days & $500
Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 0-5 years & $15,000
Madison: possession: $0-100
Wyoming:
Possession/Cultivation: Any amount: 0-6 months & $1,000
Sale: Any amount: 0-10 y ears & $10,000
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