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HAWAII

Possession:

< 1 oz.: 0 - 30 days; $1,000
> 1 oz.: 0 - 1 year; $2,000
> 2.2. lbs.: 0 - 5 years; $10,000
> 40 lbs.: 0 - 10 years; $25,000

Cultivation:

</= 25 plants: 0 - 5 years, $10,000
100 or more plants: 0 - 10 years; $25,000

Sale:

< 2 oz.: 1 year; $2,000
>/= 2 oz.: 5 years; $10,000
> 2.2 lbs.: 10 years; $25,000
Sale within 750 feet of a school or within 10 feet of a parked school vehicle: 0 - 5 years; 2nd offense: 2 - 10 years

Any marijuana in a vehicle causes all passengers to be charged with possession unless the marijuana is found on the person of an occupant.

Distribution to minors: 10 years; $25,000

"Drug Demand Reduction Assessments" are additional fines.

IDAHO (C)

Using marijuana or being under the influence of marijuana in a public place: 0 - 6 months or $1,000

Possession:

< 3 oz.: 0 - 1 year; $1,000
> 3 oz.: 0 - 5 years; $10,000
by a prisoner: 1 - 5 years; $1,000
by a minor (misdemeanor amounts): 30 days detention; $300

Paraphernalia possession: 0 - 1 year; $1,000

Cultivation or delivery or sale:

< 1 lbs. or 0 - 24 plants: 0 - 5 years; $15,000
>/= 1 lbs. or 25 - 49 plants: 1 year MMS; $5,000
>/= 5 lbs. or 50 - 99 plants: 3 years MMS; $10,000
>/= 25 lbs. or >/= 100 plants: 5 years MMS; $15,000
Possible maximum: 15 years; $50,000

Manufacture or sale of paraphernalia: 9 years; $30,000

Sale to minor: prison time doubles.

Sale on school grounds: penalty doubles.

A person's presence in a place where he or she knows that illegal drug activity is taking place is punishable by 0 - 3 months; $300

Required evaluation with all drug convictions; court can order treatment.

ILLINOIS (C)

Possession:

< 2.5 grams: 0 - 30 days; $500
>/= 2.5 grams: 0 - 6 months; $500
>/= 10 grams: 0 - 1 year in county jail; $1,000
>/= 30 grams: 1 - 3 years in penitentiary or probation; $10,000
>/= 500 grams: 2 - 5 years or probation; $50,000
>/= 2,000 grams: 3 - 7 years or probation; $100,000
>/= 5,000 grams: 4 - 15 years or probation; $150,000

Cultivation:

1 - 5 plants: 0 - 1 year; $1,000
5 - 20 plants: 1 - 3 years; $10,000
20 - 50 plants: 2 - 5 years; $10,000
> 50 plants: 3 - 7 years; $100,000

Manufacture or delivery:

< 2.5 grams: 0 - 6 months; $500
> 2.5 grams: 0 - 1 year; $1,000
> 10 grams: 1 - 3 years; $10,000
> 30 grams: 2 - 5 years; $50,000
> 500 grams - < 2,500 grams: 3 - 7 years; $100,000

Trafficking = bringing > 2,500 grams to manufacture or deliver: double penalty and fine.

Sale to minor: double penalty and fine.

Sale within 1,000 feet of school, public park, or public housing or sale in a vehicle used for school purposes: 6 - 30 years no probation; $500,000

Calculated criminal conspiracy: 6 - 30 years no probation; $500,000; mandatory forfeiture.

INDIANA (C)

Possession:

</= 30 grams: 0 - 1 year; $5,000; conditional discharge possible
> 30 g or 2nd possession of any amount: 6 months - 3 years; $10,000

Paraphernalia:

Possession: $500
"Reckless possession of paraphernalia": 0 - 1 years plus </= 1.5 years for aggravating circumstances or minus </= 1 year for mitigating circumstances; $5,000
Manufacture or sale of paraphernalia: .5 years; $10,000

Cultivation or delivery or sale:

</= 30 grams: 0 - 1 year; $5,000
> 30 grams: 6 months - 3 years; $10,000
>/= 10 lbs.: 2 - 8 years; $10,000
Sale to minor: .5 - 3 years; $10,000
Sale within 1,000 feet of school, on a school bus, in a public park or a family housing complex: 2 - 8 years; $10,000

Driver's license suspended 6 months - 2 years (hardship license available)

Knowingly visiting a place where drugs are used: 0 - 180 days; $1,000

IOWA (C)

Possession or Sale:

< 50 kg.: 0 - 5 years; $1,000 - $5,000
>/= 50 kg.: 0 - 10 years; $1,000 - $50,000
>/= 100 kg.: 0 - 25 years; $5,000 - $100,000
> 1,000 kg.: 0 - 50 years; $1,000,000

Sale to minor within 1000 feet of school or public park: 10 - 25 years MMS

Driver's license suspended 6 months.

KANSAS (C)

Possession:

Any amount of marijuana for personal use: 0 - 1 year; $2,500
2nd conviction: 10 - 42 months which can double with aggravating factors; $100,000

Possession with intent to sell, or cultivation, or sale:

14 - 51 months which can double with aggravating factors; $300,000

Possession or attempt to buy or sell >/= 100 plants or 100 lbs.:

21 - 27 months which can double with aggravating factors; $300,000

Possession with intent to sell or sale within 1,000 feet of a school:

46 - 83 months which can double with aggravating factors; $300,000

Any marijuana related conduct which involves a minor or occurs in the presence of a minor may count as aggravating factor and increase the sentence.

Paraphernalia:

For personal use: 0 - 1 year; $2,500
For planting or growing more than 5 plants: 10 - 42 months which can double with aggravating factors; $100,000

KENTUCKY (C)

Possession:

< 8 oz.: 90 days - 1 year; $500; 2nd offense: 1 - 5 years

Possession with intent to sell (possession of >/= 8 oz. is considered prima facie evidence of intent to sell)

>/= 8 oz.: 1 - 5 years; $10,000; 2nd offense: 5 - 10 years
>/= 5 lbs.: 5 - 10 years; $10,000; 2nd offense: 10 - 20 years

Sale:

To a minor: 5 - 10 years; 2nd offense: 10 - 20 years
Within 1,000 feet of a school: 1 - 5 years; $3,000 - $5,000

Trafficking:

</= 8 oz.: 1 year
< 5 lbs.: 1 - 5 years
>/= 5 lbs.: 5 - 10 years

Paraphernalia: 90 days - 1 year; 2nd offense: 1 - 5 years

Cultivation:

< 5 plants: 90 days - 1 year; $500; 2nd offense: 1 - 5 years; $5,000
>/= 5 plants: 1 - 5 years; $3,000 - $5,000
>/= 5 plants, 2nd offense: 5 - 10 years; $3,000 - $5,000; 2nd offense: 5 - 10 years

Defendants who are minors: driver's license suspended 1 - 2 years.

Tax: Kentucky taxes marijuana plants and substance.

LOUISIANA (C)

Possession (no quantity specified; usually under 2 oz. in one container):

1st offense: 0 - 6 months; $500
2nd offense: 0 - 5 years hard labor; $2,000
3rd offense: 0 - 20 years hard labor

Possession with intent to distribute, cultivation or sale:

< 60 lbs.: 5 - 30 years hard labor; $50,000
>/= 60 lbs.: 10 - 60 years MMS hard labor; and $50,000 - $100,000
>/= 2,000 lbs.: 20 - 80 years MMS hard labor; $100,000 - $400,000
>/= 10,000 lbs.: 50 - 80 years MMS hard labor; $400,000 - $1,000,000

Sale to minor: Doubled penalties

Felony possession or sale within 1,000 feet of school:

Driver's license suspended 90 days - 1 year
1st offense: maximum fine and a minimum of half of the maximum allowable term for offense served before pardon or parole.
Subsequent convictions: Maximum fine and maximum sentence without parole, probation, or suspended sentence.