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How do I find out what the laws are for illegal substances?
#5745449 - 06/13/06 11:31 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I have no idea how to go about finding the penalties for simple possession in specific states. I've been reading the Controlled Substances Act, but it seems so vague I can't seem to accomplish anything from it. For example what would be the penalty for possession of 5 grams of psilocybin mushrooms? As far as I can tell from the CSA, it's a minimum $1000 fine for possession of a controlled substance, maybe schedule 1 specifically,(and assuming it's your first offense) but I really have no idea if I deciphered it correctly. And that's just federal law right? But I know that a first time offense for posession of marijuana is not necessarily a minimum $1000 fine in many areas, which makes me more confused than I already am. Marijuana IS a Schedule 1 substance. Are there any websites where I can specific information like this state by state, besides "norml", or just websites that have clear up to date information? Of course I don't possess any controlled substances, nor do I ever intend to, but I'm curious what I could expect as a penalty. I can't seem to find a clear answer.
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Edited by Exist (06/13/06 11:42 AM)
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Re: How do I find out what the laws are for illegal substances? [Re: Footprint]
#5745584 - 06/13/06 12:28 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Re: How do I find out what the laws are for illegal substances? [Re: Habitual_Liar]
#5746098 - 06/13/06 03:09 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Erowid has the CSA and analog acts posted, as well as extremely vague country to country laws. As far as I know, they have nothing relating to penalties state by state gram by gram. One guy on another forum said in his state, 1.9g of DMT is personal use, 2.0 is attempting to distribute. There are often cutoffs like this, and I think we should all know what they are. I've had a fuck of a time finding information on anything that obscure, and I wonder if the other guy just caught it by word of mouth, and if it's really even true.
It's easy to find what constitutes as a class A felony for things like pot, coke, and often lsd and mdma. But DMT, etc? Do we need to call a law enforcement official to figure it out? Any volunteers?
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Re: How do I find out what the laws are for illegal substances? [Re: Habitual_Liar]
#5747302 - 06/13/06 08:45 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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