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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: 0-1yr & $1,000
0 - 2.2 lbs not for personal use: 2-15 yrs & $25,000
2.2 - 2000 lbs: 3-15 yrs & $25,000
Over 10000 lbs: 15 yrs & $200,000
Cultivation/Sale: 0 - 2.2 lbs: 2-15 yrs & $25,000
2.2 - 2000 lbs: 3-15 yrs & $25,000
2000 - 10000 lbs: 5-15 yrs & $50,000
Over 10000 lbs: 15 yrs & $200,000
Alaska:
Possession/Cultivation: Legal for personal use in home
Any amount 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 yr & $1,000
Over an ouce: 0-5 yrs & $5,000
Arizona:
Possession: Up to one pound: 1.5 yrs & $750 - 150,000
1 - 8 lbs: 4 yrs & $750 - 150,000
8 lbs: 7 yrs & $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 near schools eliminate 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 yr & 1,000.
1 oz - 10 lbs: 4-10 yrs & $25,000
10 - 100 lbs: 5-20 yrs & $50,000
Over 100 lbs: 6-30 yrs & $100,000
Cultivation/Sale: Up to 1 ounce: 2-10 yrs & $10,000
Over an ounce same as possession charge
California:
Possession: Up to an ounce: 0 - $100
Over an ounce: 0-6 mos & $500
Cultivation: 16 mos - 3 yrs
Sale: 2-4 yrs
Colorado:
Possession: Up to an ounce: 0 - $100
In public: 0-15 days & $100
1 - 8 oz: 0-2 yrs & $500
8 oz or more: 1-2 yrs
Cultivation/Sale: Any amount 2-4 yrs
Second offense possession of any amount over an ounce subsequent to
a prior pot offense carries a penalty of 6 mos - 2 yrs. For 8 or more
ounces, 3-8 yrs & $2,000 - 5,000.
Connecticut:
Possession: Up to 4 ozs: 1 yr or $1000
over 4 ozs: 0-5 yrs & $2000
Cultivation/Sale: Up to 2.2 lbs: 0-7 yrs & 1,000
over 2.2 lbs: 5-20 yrs
No suspended sentences unless a person is drug dependent.
Delaware:
Possession: Up to 50 lbs: 0-2 yrs & $500
50 - 100 lbs: 3 yrs & $2,000
100 - 5,000 lbs: 5 yrs & $100,000
over 5,000 lbs: 15 yrs & $400,000
Cultivation/Sale: up to 50 lbs: 0-10 yrs & 10,000
50 - 100 lbs: 3-10 yrs & $50,000
100 - 5,000 lbs: 5 yrs & $100,000
over 5,000 lbs: 15 yrs & $400,000
Florida:
Possession: Up to 20 grams: 0-1 yr & $1,000
20 grams - 100 lbs: 0-5 yrs & $5,000
100 - 2,000 lbs: 3-30 yrs & $25,000
2,000 - 10,000 lbs: 5-30 yrs & $50,000
Over 10,000 lbs: 15-30 yrs & $200,000
Cultivation/Sale: Up to 20 grams: 0-5 yrs & $5,000
All other amounts, same penalty as possession.
Georgia:
Possession: Up to 1 oz: 0-1 yr & $1,000
1 oz to 100 lbs: 1-10 yrs.
100 - 2,000 lbs: 5-10 yrs & $25,000
2,000 - 10,000 lbs: 7-10 yrs & $50,000
Over 10,000 lbs: 15 yrs & $200,000
Cultivation/Sale: Up to 100 lbs: 1-10 yrs
All other amounts: Same penalty as possession.
Hawaii:
Possession: Up to 1 oz: 0-30 days & $500
1 oz - 2.2 lbs: 0-1 yr & $1,000
Over 2.2 lbs: 0-5 yrs & $5000
Cultivation/Sale: Up to an ounce: 0-1 yr & $1,000
All other amounts: Same penalty as for possession.
Idaho:
Possession: Up to 3 ozs: 0-1 yr & $1,000
Over 3 ozs: 0-10 yrs & $10,000
Cultivation/Sale: Up to 3 ozs: 0-5 yrs & $1,000
Over 3 ozs: 0-5 yrs & $15,000
Illinois:
Possession: Under 2.5 gms: 0-30 days & $500
2.5 - 10 gms: 0-6 mos & $500
10 - 30 gms: 0-1 yr & $1,000
30 - 500 gms: 1-3 yrs & $10,000
Over 500 gms: 2-5 yrs & $10,000
Cultivation/Sale: Under 2.5 gms: 0-6 mos & $500
2.5 - 10 gms: 0-1 yr & $1,000
10 - 30 gms: 1-3 yrs & $10,000
30 - 500 gms: 2-5 yrs & $50,000
Over 500 gms: 3-7 yrs & $100,000
Indiana:
Possession: Up to 30 gms: 0-1 yr & $1,000
Over 30 gms but less than 10 lbs: 0-2 yrs & $10,000
Cultivation/Sale: Same penalties as for possession
Iowa:
Possession: Any amount: 0-6 mos & $2,500
Cultivation: Any amount: 0-5 yrs & $2,500
Sale: Any amount: 0-5 yrs & $10,000
Kansas:
Possession: Any amount: 0-1 yr & $2,500
Cultivation: 0-1 yr & $2,500
Sale: 1-10 yrs & $10,000
Kentucky:
Possession: Less than 8 ozs: 0-1 yr & $500
8 oz - 5 lbs: 1-5 yrs & $2,500
5 lbs or more: 5-10 yrs & $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 mos & $500
100 - 2,000 lbs: 5-15 yrs & $50,000
2,000 - 10,000 lbs: 15-25 yrs & $200,000
Over 10,000 lbs: 25-35 yrs & $500,000
Cultivation/Sale: Under 100 lbs: 0-10 yrs & $15,000
All other penalties same as for possession.
Maine:
Possession: Any amount for personal use up to 1.5 ozs: $0 - 200
1.5 oz - 2 lbs: 0-1 yr & $1,000
2 - 1,000 lbs: 0-5 yrs & $2,500
Over 1,000 lbs: 0-10 yrs & $10,000
Cultivation/Sale: Up to 1.5 ozs: 0-1 yr & $1,000
All other penalties same as for possession.
Maryland:
Possession/Cultivation: Any personal use amount: 0-1 yr & $1,000
Any other amount, presumed intent to distribute:
5-15 yrs & $15,000
Importation of over 100 lbs into MD: 0-25 yrs &
$50,000
Second Offense Mandatory 2 yrs, up to 15 yrs &
$15,000
Massachusetts:
Possession: Any amount for personal use: Probation
Cultivation/Sale: 0-2 yrs & $5,000
Michigan:
Possession: Any Amount: 0-1 yr & $1,000
Use: 0-90 days & $100
Cultivation/Sale: 0-4 yrs & $5,000
City of Ann Arbor: Possession under 1 oz.: $0-100
Minnesota:
Possession: up to 1.5 ozs: 0-$100
Over 1.5 ozs: 0-3 yrs & $3,000
Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 0-5 yrs & $30,000
Mississippi:
Possession: up to 1 oz not in vehicle: $100-250
1 gm to 1 oz in vehicle: 0-90 days & $1,000
1 oz - 2.2 lbs: 0-2 yrs & $3,000
Over 2.2 lbs: 0-20 yrs & $1 million
Cultivation/Sale: up to 1 oz: 0-3 yrs & $3,000
1 oz to 2.2 lbs: 0-20 yrs & $30,000
Over 2.2 lbs: 0-30 yrs & $1 million
Missouri:
Possession/Cultivation: Up to 35 gms: 0-1 yr & $1,000
Over 35 gms: 0-5 yrs & $1,000
Sale: Any amount: 5 yrs - life
Note: Any marijuana offense while driving punished by license suspension
for 1 year.
Montana:
Possession: Up to 60 gms: 0-6 mos & $500
Over 60 gms: 0-50 yrs & $50,000
Cultivation/Sale: 1 yr to Life and $50,000
Nebraska:
Possession: Up to 1 oz: $100 and drug ed
1 oz - 1 lb: 0-7 days & $500
Over 1 lb: 0-5 yrs & $10,000
Cultivation/Sale: Any Amount: 0-5 yrs & $10,000
Nevada:
Possession: Up to 1 oz by a person under 21: 0-6 yrs & $2,000
Up to 100 lbs by an adult: probation - 6 yrs & $5,000
100-2,000 lbs: 3-20 yrs & $25,000
2,000-10,000 lbs: 5-20 & $50,000
Over 10,000 lbs: 5 yrs to Life & $200,000
Cultivation/Sale: Up to 100 lbs: 1-15 yrs & $5,000
All other penalties are the same as for possession
New Hampshire:
Possession: Up to 1 lb: 0-1 yr & $1,000
Over 1 lb: 0-7 yrs & $2,000
Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 0-15 yrs & $2,000
New Jersey:
Possession: under 50 gms: 0-6 mos & $750 & 2 yr loss of driver's license
Over 50 gms: 0-5 yrs & $15,000
Cultivation/Sale: 0-5 yrs & $15,000
New Jersey also has provisions for doubling penalties if they
occur within 1,000 ft 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 ozs: 0-1 yr & $1,000
8 oz - 100 lbs: 0-18 mos & $5,000
Over 100 lbs: 3 yrs & $5,000
Cultivation: Any amount: 9 yrs & $10,000
Sale: 1gm - 100 lbs: 18 mos & $5,000
over 100 lbs: 3 yrs & $5,000
New York:
Possession: Up to 25 gms in private: $0-100
25 gms to 2 ozs: 0-3 mos & $500
2-4 ozs: 0-1 yr & $1,000
4-8 ozs: 0-4 yrs
1-10 lbs: 0-7 yrs
Over 10 lbs: 0-15 yrs
Cultivation: Up to 4 ozs: 0-1 yr & $1,000
4-8 ozs: 0-1 yr & $10,000
8 oz - 1 lb: 0-4 yrs
1-10 lbs: 0-7 yrs
Over 10 lbs: 0-15 yrs
Sale: Up to 25 gms: 0-1 yr & $1,000
25 gms - 4 ozs: 0-4 yrs
4 ozs - 1 lb: 0-7 yrs
Over 1 lb: 0-15 yrs
North Carolina:
Possession: Up to 1 oz: 0-30 days & $100, suspended
Over 1 oz: 0-2 yrs & $2,000
Cultivation/Sale: Penalties same as possession of over 1 oz.
The following mandatory minimum sentences are provided for
trafficking offenses:
over 50 lbs, less than 100 lbs: 5 yr min
Over 100 lbs, less than 2,000 lbs: 10 yr min
Over 2,000 lbs, less than 10,000 lbs: 14 yr min, 20 yr max
Over 10,000 lbs: 35 yr min, 40 yr max
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 yr
& $1,000
Over 1 oz: 0-5 yrs & $5,000
Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 0-10 yrs & $10,000
Ohio:
Possession: Up to 100 gms: 0-$100
100-200 gms: 0-30 days &: $250
200-600 gms: 6 mos - 5 yrs & $2,500
Over 600 gms: 1-10 ;yrs & $5,000
Cultivation/Sale: Up to 200 gms: 6 mos - 5 yrs & $2,500
200-600 gms: 1-10 yrs & $5,000
Over 600 gms: 2-15 yrs & $7,500
Oklahoma:
Possession: Any amount for personal use: 0-1 yr
Cultivation: Any amount: 2-10 yrs & $50,000
Sale: Less than 25 lbs: 2-10 yrs & $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 yrs & $2,500
Cultivation/Sale: 0-20 yrs & $100,000
Pennsylvania:
Possession: Up to 30 gms: 0-30 days & $500
Over 30 gms: 0-1 yr & $5,000
Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 0-5 yrs & $15,000
Rhode Island:
Possession: Less than 1 kg: 0-1 yr & $250
more than a kilo: 10 yr mandatory minimum
Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 10-30 yrs & $50,000
South Carolina:
Possession: Up to 1 oz: 0-30 days & $200
Over 1 oz: 0-5 yrs & $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 yr & $1,000
1-10 lbs: 0-2 yrs & $2,000
Over 10 lbs: 0-10 yrs & $10,000
Cultivation/Sale: Up to 1 lb: 0-1 yr & $1,000
1-10 lbs: 0-2 yrs & $2,000
Over 10 lbs: 0-10 yrs & $10,000
Note: Penalty for cultivation under 1 oz same as for possession
under 1 oz.
Tennessee:
Possession: Up to 10 lbs: 0-1 yr & $1,000
Over 10 lbs: 4-10 yrs & $10,000
Cultivation/Sale: Up to .5 oz: 0-1 yr & $1,000
.5 oz - 10 lbs: 1-5 yrs & $3,000
Over 10 lbs: 4-10 yrs & $10,000
Note: Cultivation carries mandatory minimum 1 yr sentence.
Texas:
Possession: Up to 2 ozs: 0-6 mos & $1,000
2-4 ozs: 0-1 yr & $2,000
4 ozs - 5 lbs: 2-10 yrs & $5,000
5-50 lbs: 2-20 yrs & $10,000
Cultivation/Sale: Under 2 ozs: 0-1 yr & $1,000
Over 2 ozs: Same penalties as for possession
Note: Texas also has strict mandatory minimum sentences for
amounts over 50 lbs and sale to minors.
Utah:
Possession: 0-6 mos & $300
Cultivation/Sale: 0-5 yrs & $5,000
Vermont:
Possession: Up to .5 oz: 0-6 mos & $500
.5-2 ozs: 0-3 yrs & $3,000
Over 2 ozs: 0-5 y;rs & $5,000
Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 0-5 yrs & $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 yrs.
Sale: Up to .5 oz: 0-1 yr & $1,000
.5 oz - 5 lbs: 0-10 yrs & $1,000
Over 5 lbs: 5-30 yrs
Washington:
Possession: Up to 40 gms: 0-90 days & $250
Over 40 gms: 0-5 yrs & $10,000
Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 0-5 yrs & $10,000
West Virginia:
Possession: Up to 15 gms: Conditional discharge
Over 15 gms: 90 days - 6 mos & $1,000
Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 1-5 yrs &: $15,000
Wisconsin:
Possession: Any amount: 0-30 days & $500
Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 0-5 yrs :& $15,000
Madison: Possession: $0-100
Wyoming:
Possession/Cultivation: Any amount: 0-6 mos & $1,000
Sale: Any amount: 0-10 yrs & $10,000