Possession (personal use) Any amount (first offense) misdemeanor 1 year $2,500 Any amount (subsequent offense) misdemeanor or felony 10 - 42 months $100,000
Cultivation Five or more plants felony 138 - 204 months variable
Sale (or possession with intent to sale) Any amount felony 14 - 51 months $300,000 Within 1,000 feet of school felony
46 - 83 months
$300,00
Miscellaneous (paraphernalia, license suspensions, drug tax stamps, etc...) Paraphernalia possession for personal use misdemeanor 1 year $2,500 Paraphernalia possession for cultivation of more than 5 plants misdemeanor or felony 10 - 42 months $100,000
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Possession of any amount of marijuana for personal use is punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500. For a second conviction the penalty increases to 10 - 42 months in jail and a fine of up to $100,000.
Possession with intent to sell or actual sale is punishable by 14 -51 months in jail and a fine of up to $300,000. Probation is possible for sentences of less than 32 months. Sale or possession with intent within 1,000 feet of a school is punishable by 46 - 83 months in prison and a fine of up to $300,000.
Manufacture of a controlled substance is punishable by 138 - 204 months in prison.
Possession of paraphernalia for personal us is punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500. Possession of paraphernalia that would be used for planting or growing more than five marijuana plants is punishable by 10 - 42 months in jail and a fine of up to $100,000.
Conditional release: The state allows conditional release or alternative or diversion sentencing for people facing their first prosecutions. Usually, conditional release lets a person opt for probation rather than trial. After successfully completing probation, the individual's criminal record does not reflect the charge.