STATE - BY - STATE COMPARISON OF THE MARIJUANA LAWS compiled by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) Alabama: Possession: 0 - 2.2 lbs for personal use: 0-1yr & $1,000 0 - 2.2 lbs not for personal use: 2-15 yrs & $25,000 2.2 - 2000 lbs: 3-15 yrs & $25,000 Over 10000 lbs: 15 yrs & $200,000 Cultivation/Sale: 0 - 2.2 lbs: 2-15 yrs & $25,000 2.2 - 2000 lbs: 3-15 yrs & $25,000 2000 - 10000 lbs: 5-15 yrs & $50,000 Over 10000 lbs: 15 yrs & $200,000 Alaska: Possession/Cultivation: Legal for personal use in home Any amount for personal use not in home: 0 - $100 Public Display of up to 1 ounce or possession of 4 or more ounces: 0 - 90 days & $1,000 Sale up to 1 ounce: 0-1 yr & $1,000 Over an ouce: 0-5 yrs & $5,000 Arizona: Possession: Up to one pound: 1.5 yrs & $750 - 150,000 1 - 8 lbs: 4 yrs & $750 - 150,000 8 lbs: 7 yrs & $750 - 150,000 Cultivation/Sale: Same as possession for over 1 lb. Arizona also has provisions requiring community service and drug treatment for people convicted of any pot crime. Laws regarding drug sales near schools eliminate any chance of parole until all of the sentence is served as well as imposing a minimum $2,000 fine. Arkansas: Possession: Up to 1 ounce: 0-1 yr & 1,000. 1 oz - 10 lbs: 4-10 yrs & $25,000 10 - 100 lbs: 5-20 yrs & $50,000 Over 100 lbs: 6-30 yrs & $100,000 Cultivation/Sale: Up to 1 ounce: 2-10 yrs & $10,000 Over an ounce same as possession charge California: Possession: Up to an ounce: 0 - $100 Over an ounce: 0-6 mos & $500 Cultivation: 16 mos - 3 yrs Sale: 2-4 yrs Colorado: Possession: Up to an ounce: 0 - $100 In public: 0-15 days & $100 1 - 8 oz: 0-2 yrs & $500 8 oz or more: 1-2 yrs Cultivation/Sale: Any amount 2-4 yrs Second offense possession of any amount over an ounce subsequent to a prior pot offense carries a penalty of 6 mos - 2 yrs. For 8 or more ounces, 3-8 yrs & $2,000 - 5,000. Connecticut: Possession: Up to 4 ozs: 1 yr or $1000 over 4 ozs: 0-5 yrs & $2000 Cultivation/Sale: Up to 2.2 lbs: 0-7 yrs & 1,000 over 2.2 lbs: 5-20 yrs No suspended sentences unless a person is drug dependent. Delaware: Possession: Up to 50 lbs: 0-2 yrs & $500 50 - 100 lbs: 3 yrs & $2,000 100 - 5,000 lbs: 5 yrs & $100,000 over 5,000 lbs: 15 yrs & $400,000 Cultivation/Sale: up to 50 lbs: 0-10 yrs & 10,000 50 - 100 lbs: 3-10 yrs & $50,000 100 - 5,000 lbs: 5 yrs & $100,000 over 5,000 lbs: 15 yrs & $400,000 Florida: Possession: Up to 20 grams: 0-1 yr & $1,000 20 grams - 100 lbs: 0-5 yrs & $5,000 100 - 2,000 lbs: 3-30 yrs & $25,000 2,000 - 10,000 lbs: 5-30 yrs & $50,000 Over 10,000 lbs: 15-30 yrs & $200,000 Cultivation/Sale: Up to 20 grams: 0-5 yrs & $5,000 All other amounts, same penalty as possession. Georgia: Possession: Up to 1 oz: 0-1 yr & $1,000 1 oz to 100 lbs: 1-10 yrs. 100 - 2,000 lbs: 5-10 yrs & $25,000 2,000 - 10,000 lbs: 7-10 yrs & $50,000 Over 10,000 lbs: 15 yrs & $200,000 Cultivation/Sale: Up to 100 lbs: 1-10 yrs All other amounts: Same penalty as possession. Hawaii: Possession: Up to 1 oz: 0-30 days & $500 1 oz - 2.2 lbs: 0-1 yr & $1,000 Over 2.2 lbs: 0-5 yrs & $5000 Cultivation/Sale: Up to an ounce: 0-1 yr & $1,000 All other amounts: Same penalty as for possession. Idaho: Possession: Up to 3 ozs: 0-1 yr & $1,000 Over 3 ozs: 0-10 yrs & $10,000 Cultivation/Sale: Up to 3 ozs: 0-5 yrs & $1,000 Over 3 ozs: 0-5 yrs & $15,000 Illinois: Possession: Under 2.5 gms: 0-30 days & $500 2.5 - 10 gms: 0-6 mos & $500 10 - 30 gms: 0-1 yr & $1,000 30 - 500 gms: 1-3 yrs & $10,000 Over 500 gms: 2-5 yrs & $10,000 Cultivation/Sale: Under 2.5 gms: 0-6 mos & $500 2.5 - 10 gms: 0-1 yr & $1,000 10 - 30 gms: 1-3 yrs & $10,000 30 - 500 gms: 2-5 yrs & $50,000 Over 500 gms: 3-7 yrs & $100,000 Indiana: Possession: Up to 30 gms: 0-1 yr & $1,000 Over 30 gms but less than 10 lbs: 0-2 yrs & $10,000 Cultivation/Sale: Same penalties as for possession Iowa: Possession: Any amount: 0-6 mos & $2,500 Cultivation: Any amount: 0-5 yrs & $2,500 Sale: Any amount: 0-5 yrs & $10,000 Kansas: Possession: Any amount: 0-1 yr & $2,500 Cultivation: 0-1 yr & $2,500 Sale: 1-10 yrs & $10,000 Kentucky: Possession: Less than 8 ozs: 0-1 yr & $500 8 oz - 5 lbs: 1-5 yrs & $2,500 5 lbs or more: 5-10 yrs & $5,000 - 10,000 Cultivation/Sale: Penalties are the same as for possession Note: Up to four plants is treated as simple possession. Louisiana: Possession: Under 100 lbs: 0-6 mos & $500 100 - 2,000 lbs: 5-15 yrs & $50,000 2,000 - 10,000 lbs: 15-25 yrs & $200,000 Over 10,000 lbs: 25-35 yrs & $500,000 Cultivation/Sale: Under 100 lbs: 0-10 yrs & $15,000 All other penalties same as for possession. Maine: Possession: Any amount for personal use up to 1.5 ozs: $0 - 200 1.5 oz - 2 lbs: 0-1 yr & $1,000 2 - 1,000 lbs: 0-5 yrs & $2,500 Over 1,000 lbs: 0-10 yrs & $10,000 Cultivation/Sale: Up to 1.5 ozs: 0-1 yr & $1,000 All other penalties same as for possession. Maryland: Possession/Cultivation: Any personal use amount: 0-1 yr & $1,000 Any other amount, presumed intent to distribute: 5-15 yrs & $15,000 Importation of over 100 lbs into MD: 0-25 yrs & $50,000 Second Offense Mandatory 2 yrs, up to 15 yrs & $15,000 Massachusetts: Possession: Any amount for personal use: Probation Cultivation/Sale: 0-2 yrs & $5,000 Michigan: Possession: Any Amount: 0-1 yr & $1,000 Use: 0-90 days & $100 Cultivation/Sale: 0-4 yrs & $5,000 City of Ann Arbor: Possession under 1 oz.: $0-100 Minnesota: Possession: up to 1.5 ozs: 0-$100 Over 1.5 ozs: 0-3 yrs & $3,000 Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 0-5 yrs & $30,000 Mississippi: Possession: up to 1 oz not in vehicle: $100-250 1 gm to 1 oz in vehicle: 0-90 days & $1,000 1 oz - 2.2 lbs: 0-2 yrs & $3,000 Over 2.2 lbs: 0-20 yrs & $1 million Cultivation/Sale: up to 1 oz: 0-3 yrs & $3,000 1 oz to 2.2 lbs: 0-20 yrs & $30,000 Over 2.2 lbs: 0-30 yrs & $1 million Missouri: Possession/Cultivation: Up to 35 gms: 0-1 yr & $1,000 Over 35 gms: 0-5 yrs & $1,000 Sale: Any amount: 5 yrs - life Note: Any marijuana offense while driving punished by license suspension for 1 year. Montana: Possession: Up to 60 gms: 0-6 mos & $500 Over 60 gms: 0-50 yrs & $50,000 Cultivation/Sale: 1 yr to Life and $50,000 Nebraska: Possession: Up to 1 oz: $100 and drug ed 1 oz - 1 lb: 0-7 days & $500 Over 1 lb: 0-5 yrs & $10,000 Cultivation/Sale: Any Amount: 0-5 yrs & $10,000 Nevada: Possession: Up to 1 oz by a person under 21: 0-6 yrs & $2,000 Up to 100 lbs by an adult: probation - 6 yrs & $5,000 100-2,000 lbs: 3-20 yrs & $25,000 2,000-10,000 lbs: 5-20 & $50,000 Over 10,000 lbs: 5 yrs to Life & $200,000 Cultivation/Sale: Up to 100 lbs: 1-15 yrs & $5,000 All other penalties are the same as for possession New Hampshire: Possession: Up to 1 lb: 0-1 yr & $1,000 Over 1 lb: 0-7 yrs & $2,000 Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 0-15 yrs & $2,000 New Jersey: Possession: under 50 gms: 0-6 mos & $750 & 2 yr loss of driver's license Over 50 gms: 0-5 yrs & $15,000 Cultivation/Sale: 0-5 yrs & $15,000 New Jersey also has provisions for doubling penalties if they occur within 1,000 ft of a school, and strengthened penalties for people that employ minors in the drug trade. New Mexico: Possession: Up to 1 oz: 0-15 days & $100 1-8 ozs: 0-1 yr & $1,000 8 oz - 100 lbs: 0-18 mos & $5,000 Over 100 lbs: 3 yrs & $5,000 Cultivation: Any amount: 9 yrs & $10,000 Sale: 1gm - 100 lbs: 18 mos & $5,000 over 100 lbs: 3 yrs & $5,000 New York: Possession: Up to 25 gms in private: $0-100 25 gms to 2 ozs: 0-3 mos & $500 2-4 ozs: 0-1 yr & $1,000 4-8 ozs: 0-4 yrs 1-10 lbs: 0-7 yrs Over 10 lbs: 0-15 yrs Cultivation: Up to 4 ozs: 0-1 yr & $1,000 4-8 ozs: 0-1 yr & $10,000 8 oz - 1 lb: 0-4 yrs 1-10 lbs: 0-7 yrs Over 10 lbs: 0-15 yrs Sale: Up to 25 gms: 0-1 yr & $1,000 25 gms - 4 ozs: 0-4 yrs 4 ozs - 1 lb: 0-7 yrs Over 1 lb: 0-15 yrs North Carolina: Possession: Up to 1 oz: 0-30 days & $100, suspended Over 1 oz: 0-2 yrs & $2,000 Cultivation/Sale: Penalties same as possession of over 1 oz. The following mandatory minimum sentences are provided for trafficking offenses: over 50 lbs, less than 100 lbs: 5 yr min Over 100 lbs, less than 2,000 lbs: 10 yr min Over 2,000 lbs, less than 10,000 lbs: 14 yr min, 20 yr max Over 10,000 lbs: 35 yr min, 40 yr max North Dakota: Possession: Up to .5 oz not in vehicle: 0-30 days & $500 Conditional .5 oz - 1 oz not in vehicle, or .5 oz in vehicle: 0-1 yr & $1,000 Over 1 oz: 0-5 yrs & $5,000 Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 0-10 yrs & $10,000 Ohio: Possession: Up to 100 gms: 0-$100 100-200 gms: 0-30 days &: $250 200-600 gms: 6 mos - 5 yrs & $2,500 Over 600 gms: 1-10 ;yrs & $5,000 Cultivation/Sale: Up to 200 gms: 6 mos - 5 yrs & $2,500 200-600 gms: 1-10 yrs & $5,000 Over 600 gms: 2-15 yrs & $7,500 Oklahoma: Possession: Any amount for personal use: 0-1 yr Cultivation: Any amount: 2-10 yrs & $50,000 Sale: Less than 25 lbs: 2-10 yrs & $20,000 25-1,000 lbs: $25,000-100,000 Over 1,000 lbs: $100,000-500,000 Oregon: Possession: Up to 1 oz: 0-$100 Over 1 oz: 0-10 yrs & $2,500 Cultivation/Sale: 0-20 yrs & $100,000 Pennsylvania: Possession: Up to 30 gms: 0-30 days & $500 Over 30 gms: 0-1 yr & $5,000 Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 0-5 yrs & $15,000 Rhode Island: Possession: Less than 1 kg: 0-1 yr & $250 more than a kilo: 10 yr mandatory minimum Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 10-30 yrs & $50,000 South Carolina: Possession: Up to 1 oz: 0-30 days & $200 Over 1 oz: 0-5 yrs & $5,000 Cultivation/sale: Penalties same as possession over 1 oz. South Dakota: Possession: Up to 1 oz: 0-30 days & $100 1 oz - 1 lb: 0-1 yr & $1,000 1-10 lbs: 0-2 yrs & $2,000 Over 10 lbs: 0-10 yrs & $10,000 Cultivation/Sale: Up to 1 lb: 0-1 yr & $1,000 1-10 lbs: 0-2 yrs & $2,000 Over 10 lbs: 0-10 yrs & $10,000 Note: Penalty for cultivation under 1 oz same as for possession under 1 oz. Tennessee: Possession: Up to 10 lbs: 0-1 yr & $1,000 Over 10 lbs: 4-10 yrs & $10,000 Cultivation/Sale: Up to .5 oz: 0-1 yr & $1,000 .5 oz - 10 lbs: 1-5 yrs & $3,000 Over 10 lbs: 4-10 yrs & $10,000 Note: Cultivation carries mandatory minimum 1 yr sentence. Texas: Possession: Up to 2 ozs: 0-6 mos & $1,000 2-4 ozs: 0-1 yr & $2,000 4 ozs - 5 lbs: 2-10 yrs & $5,000 5-50 lbs: 2-20 yrs & $10,000 Cultivation/Sale: Under 2 ozs: 0-1 yr & $1,000 Over 2 ozs: Same penalties as for possession Note: Texas also has strict mandatory minimum sentences for amounts over 50 lbs and sale to minors. Utah: Possession: 0-6 mos & $300 Cultivation/Sale: 0-5 yrs & $5,000 Vermont: Possession: Up to .5 oz: 0-6 mos & $500 .5-2 ozs: 0-3 yrs & $3,000 Over 2 ozs: 0-5 y;rs & $5,000 Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 0-5 yrs & $5,000 Virginia: Possession: Up to 5 lbs: 0-30 days & $500 Cultivation: Up to 5 lbs: 0-30 days & $500 Over 5 lbs: 5-30 yrs. Sale: Up to .5 oz: 0-1 yr & $1,000 .5 oz - 5 lbs: 0-10 yrs & $1,000 Over 5 lbs: 5-30 yrs Washington: Possession: Up to 40 gms: 0-90 days & $250 Over 40 gms: 0-5 yrs & $10,000 Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 0-5 yrs & $10,000 West Virginia: Possession: Up to 15 gms: Conditional discharge Over 15 gms: 90 days - 6 mos & $1,000 Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 1-5 yrs &: $15,000 Wisconsin: Possession: Any amount: 0-30 days & $500 Cultivation/Sale: Any amount: 0-5 yrs :& $15,000 Madison: Possession: $0-100 Wyoming: Possession/Cultivation: Any amount: 0-6 mos & $1,000 Sale: Any amount: 0-10 yrs & $10,000