Federal Penalties and Sanctions
All students, faculty and staff should be aware that, under the provisions of the United States Code, conviction for the use, possession, or distribution of illicit or unlawful drugs may result in the following criminal sanctions. The charts listed below can be directly referenced on the Drug Enforcement Administration website.
CHART ONE
| Federal Trafficking Penalties for Schedules I, II, III, IV, and V (except Marijuana) | ||||
| Schedule | Substance/Quantity | Penalty | Substance/Quantity | Penalty |
| II | Cocaine 500-4999 grams mixture | First Offense: Not less than 5 yrs. and not more than 40 yrs. If death or serious bodily injury, not less than 20 yrs. or more than life. Fine of not more than $5 million if an individual, $25 million if not an individual.Second Offense: Not less than 10 yrs. and not more than life. If death or serious bodily injury, life imprisonment. Fine of not more than $8 million if an individual, $50 million if not an individual. | Cocaine 5 kilograms or more mixture | First Offense: Not less than 10 yrs. and not more than life. If death or serious bodily injury, not less than 20 yrs. or more than life. Fine of not more than $10 million if an individual, $50 million if not an individual. Second Offense: Not less than 20 yrs, and not more than life. If death or serious bodily injury, life imprisonment. Fine of not more than $20 million if an individual, $75 million if not an individual. 2 or More Prior Offenses: Life imprisonment. Fine of not more than $20 million if an individual, $75 million if not an individual. |
| II | Cocaine Base 28-279 grams mixture | Cocaine Base 280 grams or more mixture | ||
| II | Fentanyl 40-399 grams mixture | Fentanyl 400 grams or more mixture | ||
| I | Fentanyl Analogue 10-99 grams mixture | Fentanyl Analogue 100 grams or more mixture | ||
| I | Heroin 100-999 grams mixture | Heroin 1 kilogram or more mixture | ||
| I | LSD 1-9 grams mixture | LSD 10 grams or more mixture | ||
| II | Methamphetamine 5-49 grams pure or 50-499 grams mixture | Methamphetamine 50 grams or more pure or 500 grams or more mixture | ||
| II | PCP 10-99 grams pure or 100-999 grams mixture | PCP 100 grams or more pure or 1 kilogram or more mixture |
| Substance/Quantity | Penalty | |
| Any Amount Of Other Schedule I & II Substances | First Offense: Not more than 20 yrs. If death or serious bodily 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 bodily injury, life imprisonment. Fine $2 million if an individual, $10 million if not an individual. | |
| Any Drug Product Containing Gamma Hydroxybutyric Acid | ||
| Flunitrazepam (Schedule IV) 1 Gram or less | ||
| Any Amount Of Other Schedule III Drugs | First Offense: Not more than 10 yrs. If death or serious bodily injury, not more that 15 yrs. Fine not more than $500,000 if an individual, $2.5 million if not an individual.Second Offense: Not more than 20 yrs. If death or serious injury, not more than 30 yrs. Fine not more than $1 million if an individual, $5 million if not an individual. | |
| Any Amount Of All Other Schedule IV Drugs (other than one gram or more of Flunitrazepam) | First Offense: Not more than 5 yrs. Fine not more than $250,000 if an individual, $1 million if not an individual.Second Offense: Not more than 10 yrs. Fine not more than $500,000 if an individual, $2 million if other than an individual. | |
| Any Amount Of All Schedule V Drugs | 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 4 yrs. Fine not more than $200,000 if an individual, $500,000 if not an individual. |
CHART TWO
| Federal Trafficking Penalties for Marijuana, Hashish and Hashish Oil, Schedule I Substances | |
| Marijuana 1,000 kilograms or more marijuana mixture or 1,000 or more marijuana plants | First Offense: Not less than 10 yrs. or more than life. If death or serious bodily injury, not less than 20 yrs., or more than life. Fine not more than $10 million if an individual, $50 million if other than an individual.Second Offense: Not less than 20 yrs. or more than life. If death or serious bodily injury, life imprisonment. Fine not more than $20 million if an individual, $75 million if other than an individual. |
| Marijuana 100 to 999 kilograms marijuana mixture or 100 to 999 marijuana plants | First Offense: Not less than 5 yrs. or more than 40 yrs. If death or serious bodily injury, not less than 20 yrs. or more than life. Fine not more than $5 million if an individual, $25 million if other than an individual.Second Offense: Not less than 10 yrs. or more than life. If death or serious bodily injury, life imprisonment. Fine not more than $8 million if an individual, $50million if other than an individual. |
| Marijuana 50 to 99 kilograms marijuana mixture, 50 to 99 marijuana plants | First Offense: Not more than 20 yrs. If death or serious bodily injury, not less than 20 yrs. or more than life. Fine $1 million if an individual, $5 million if other than an individual.Second Offense: Not more than 30 yrs. If death or serious bodily injury, life imprisonment. Fine $2 million if an individual, $10 million if other than an individual. |
| Hashish More than 10 kilograms | |
| Hashish Oil More than 1 kilogram | |
| Marijuana less than 50 kilograms marijuana (but does not include 50 or more marijuana plants regardless of weight)1 to 49 marijuana plants | First Offense: Not more than 5 yrs. Fine not more than $250,000, $1 million if other than an individual.Second Offense: Not more than 10 yrs. Fine $500,000 if an individual, $2 million if other than individual. |
| Hashish 10 kilograms or less | |
| Hashish Oil 1 kilogram or less |