Possession:
-Minimum: $100 fine, no jail time, probation

-Maximum: $500 fine, 6 months

Sales:
-Minimum: No fine, 1 year

-Maximum: $50,000 fine, life

Manufacturing:
-Minimum: Fine, probation and/or some jail time (varies by case)

-Maximum: $50,000 fine, 3 years

Data based on first offense. Penalties can vary based on circumstance and official discretion.

Possession (Adults & Juvenile): 1,204

Sale & Manufacturing (Adult & Juvenile): 57

Juvenile Arrests (Possession & Sale): 257

Total Marijuana Related Arrests: 1,261

Arrests Per Capita: 1 out of 1,000

DEA Seizures (Marijuana): 493.2 pounds

Summary: The law became effective Nov. 2, 2004, and the program began accepting applications in January of 2005.

Registered Patients: 12,081

Amount Allowed: 1 ounce usable marijuana, 3 mature plants, 4 immature plants

Qualifying Conditions: Cancer, glaucoma, or positive status for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), cachexia or wasting syndrome; severe or chronic pain; severe nausea; seizures (including those associated with epilepsy), severe and persistent muscle spasms (including those associated with Crohn’s disease)

Distribution System: Not addressed in law

Patient/ Caretaker Registration Fee: $25 (initial) $10 (renewal)

Dispensary Fee: Not applicable

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