Federal Trafficking Penalties

Drug Quantity* 1st Offense 2nd Offense Quantity** 1st Offense 2nd Offense
Methamphetamine 10-99 gm or 100-999 gm mixture Not less than 5 years.
Not more than 40 years.
Not less than 10 years.
Not more than life.
100 gm or more or 1kg or more mixture Not less than 10 years.
Not more than life.
Not less than 20 years.
Not more than life.
Heroin 100-999 gm mixture If death or serious injury, not less than 20 years. Not more than life. If death or serious injury, not less than life. 1 kg or more mixture If death or serious injury, not less than 20 years. Not more than life. If death or serious injury, not less than life.
Cocaine 500-4999 gm mixture 5kg or more mixture
Cocaine Base 5-49 gm mixture Fine of not more than $2 million individual, $5 million other than individual. Fine of not more than $4 million individual, $10 million other than individual. 50 gm or more mixture Fine of not more than $4 million individual, $10 million other than individual. Fine of not more than $8 million individual, $20 million other than individual.
PCP 10-99 gm or 100-999 gm mixture 100 gm or more or 1 kg or more mixture
LSD 1-10 gm mixture 10 gm or more mixture
Marijuana 1,000 kg or more; 1,000 or more plants 10 years to life. Fine $4-$10 million. 20 years to life. Fine $8-$20 million. 100-1,000 kg; or 100-999 plants 5 years to life. Fine up to $5 million. 10 years to life. Fine up to $10 million.
Marijuana (lesser amounts) 50-100 kg; 50-99 plants Up to life. Fine up to $5 million. Up to life. Fine up to $10 million. Less than 50 kg Up to 5 years. Fine up to $1 million. Up to 10 years. Fine up to $2 million
Anabolic Steroids n/a Any amount

*State penalty: 25 yrs. and $5,000 to $100,000 fine.
**State penalty: 50 yrs. and not more than $1,000,000 fine.

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