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MAINE

Possession:

< 1.25 oz.: $400
> 1.25 oz. = evidence of intent to furnish marijuana. See penalties for sale.

Paraphernalia possession: 0 - 6 months; $200

Cultivation:

100 - 500 plants: 1 - 5 years MMS; $5,000
>/= 500 plants: 2 - 10 years MMS; $20,000

Delivery or Sale:

< 1.25 oz.: 0 - 1 year; $1,000
>/= 1.25 oz.: 0 - 1 year; $2,000
>/= 2 lb.: 1 - 5 years MMS; $5,000
>/= 20 lb.: 2 - 10 years MMS; $20,000

Sale to minor: 5 years; $5,000

Possible suspension of professional license.

Court can override minimums when sentencing first time defendants who present no danger to the public and who would suffer substantial injustice if sentenced to a MMS.

MARYLAND

Possession or use of any amount: 0 - 1 year; $1,000

Paraphernalia possession: $500

Cultivation or Delivery or Sale:

< 50 lbs.: 0 - 5 years; $15,000
>/= 50 lbs.: 5 years MMS

Smuggling into state:

>/= 100 lbs.: 0 - 25 years; $50,000

Using a minor: 0 - 20 years; $20,000

MASSACHUSETTS

Possession of any amount:

1st offense: probation.
Subsequent offense: 0 - 6 months; $500. Probation possible.

Cultivation or delivery or sale:

< 50 lbs.: 0 - 2 years; $5,000
>/= 50 lbs.: 2.5 - 15 years; $10,000; 1 year MMS
>/= 100 lbs.: 3 - 15 years MMS; $25,000
>/= 10,000 lbs.: 10 - 15 years; $200,000
Sale to minor: 2.5 - 15 years; $1,000 - $25,000
Sale within 1,000 feet of school: 2.5 - 15 years; $1,000 - $10,000

Paraphernalia:

Manufacture or sale: 1 - 2 years; $500 - $5,000
Sale to minor: 3 - 5 years; $1,000 - $5,000

License suspensions:

Any offense: at least 6 months.
Delivery or sale of any amount: driver's license suspended 2 years.
Delivery or sale over 50 lbs.: driver's license suspended 5 years.

MICHIGAN

Use: 0 - 90 days; $100

Possession of any amount: 0 - 1 year; $1,000 (probation available)

Cultivation or delivery or sale:

Any amount: 0 - 4 years; $2,000
Sale to minor: penalty doubles
Sale within 500 feet of school: penalty doubles

Manufacture or sale of paraphernalia: 3 months; $5,000

License suspensions:

Any offense: 6 months.

*City of Ann Arbor is a decriminalized city. ($50 civil fine)

MINNESOTA

Possession:

</= 42.5 grams: $200 and "drug education"
< 10 kg.: 0 - 5 years; $10,000
>/= 10 kg.: 0 - 20 years; $250,000
>/= 50 kg.: 0 - 25 years; $500,000
> 100 kg.: 0 - 30 years; $1,000,000
Possession of more than 1.4 grams in a motor vehicle is punishable by 0 - 1 year in prison and a $1,000 fine.

Sale or delivery:

>/= 2 kg.: 0 - 5 years; $10,000
>/= 5 kg.: 0 - 20 years; $250,000
>/= 25 kg.: 0 - 25 years; $500,000
> 50 kg.: 0 - 30 years; $1,000,000
Sale to minor: 0 - 20 years; $250,000
Sale within 300 feet or one city block of school, public park, or public housing: 15 - 30 years; $100,000 - $1,000,000

Driver's license suspended 30 days.

MISSISSIPPI

Possession:

</= 1 oz.: $100 - $250
> 1 oz.: 0 - 1 year; $1,000
>/= 1 kg.: 0 - 20 years; $1,000 - $1,000,000
Additional penalties for possession in any part of a motor vehicle except the trunk.

Paraphernalia possession: 0 - 6 months; $500

Sale or delivery:

< 1 oz.: 0 - 3 years; $3,000
>/= 1 oz.: 0 - 20 years; $30,000
>/= 1 kg.: 0 - 30 years; $100,000 - $1,000,000
> 10 lbs.: life without parole
Sale to person under 21: penalty doubles
Sale within 1,500 feet of school: penalty doubles

Driver's license suspended 6 months.

MISSOURI

Possession:

</= 35 grams: 0 - 1 year; $1,000
> 35 grams: 0 - 7 years; $5,000
> 30 kg.: 5 - 15 years
> 100 kg.: 10 years - life

Sale:

< 5 grams: 0 - 7 years; $5,000
> 5 grams: 5 - 15 years
> 30 kg.: 10 years - life
> 100 kg.: life without parole
Sale to minor: 5 - 15 years
Sale within 1,000 feet of school or public housing project: 10 - 30 years
Additional penalties for sale near government-assisted or public housing.

Cultivation of any amount: 5 - 15 years

Paraphernalia:

Possession: 0 - 1 year; $1,000
Sale of paraphernalia: 0 - 5 years; $5,000

MONTANA

Possession:

</= 60 grams marijuana or < 1 gram hashish: 0 - 6 months; $100 - $500
Subsequent convictions: 0 - 3 years; $1,000
>60 grams: 0 - 20 years; $50,000

Paraphernalia possession: 0 - 6 months; $500

Manufacture, cultivation and sale (intent to sell triggered at >/= 1 kg.):

</= 1 lb.: 0 - 10 years and $50,000
> 1 lb. or > 30 plants: 2 years MMS - life and $50,000
Subsequent violations: up to two times the prison term plus $100,000 for the crime.
Sale to minor: 4 years - life; $50,000
Sale within 1,000 feet of school: 3 years - life; $50,000

Continuing criminal enterprise: additional penalty equaling 2 - 3 times the length of punishment for