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New Hampshire

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State Penalties PDF

Incarceration

Fine
Possession
Any amount misdemeanor 1 year $2,000
Sale or Cultivation
Less than 1 oz (first offense) felony 3 years $25,000
1 oz to 5 lbs (first offense) felony 7 years $100,000
5 lbs or more (first offense) felony 20 years $300,000
Within 1,000 feet of school (first offense) felony double penalty double penalty
Miscellaneous (paraphernalia, license suspensions, drug tax stamps, etc...)
Paraphernalia possession or sale misdemeanor 1 year $2,000
Persons aged 15 to 18 convicted of possession or use may receive driver's license suspension for 90 days to 1 year.
Persons aged 15 to 18 convicted of possession with intent to sell may receive driver's license suspension for 1 to 5 years.
Persons over 18 convicted of possession with intent to sell may receive driver's license suspension for up to life.
Details

Possession of any amount of marijuana is a misdemeanor and is punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine up to $2,000.

Manufacture or distribution of less than one ounce of marijuana is punishable by up to three years in prison and a fine up to $25,000. For one ounce or more the penalty increases to a possible seven years in prison and fine up to $100,000. Manufacture or distribution of five pounds or more is punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a fine up to $300,000.

Penalties for sale or distribution within 1,000 feet of a school are up to two times the possible prison term and fine.

Upon conviction of a person aged 15 - 18 years for possession with intent to sell, an additional penalty of 1 - 5 year driver's license suspension may be imposed. For persons aged 15 - 18 years convicted of possession or use, the offender's driver's license is suspended for 90 days - one year. For persons over the age of eighteen convicted of possession with intent to sell, the driver's license suspension may be for as long as life.

Sale or manufacture of paraphernalia is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine up to $2,000.

Also see Federal Laws

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