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State Drug Possession Tables

DRUG AMOUNT LEVEL SENTENCE GUIDANCE
MARIJUANA < 100g MM None
100g < 200g M4 None
200g < 1,000g F5 RC 2929.13(B)
1,000g < 5,000g F3 RC 2929.13(C)
5,000g < 20,000g F3 Presumption of prison term
20,000g < 40,000g F2 Mandatory 5, 6, 7, or 8 years
= > 40,000g F2 Mandatory 8 years
COCAINE < 5g F5 RC 2929.13(B)
5g < 10g F4 RC 2929.13(B)
10g < 20g F3 Presumption of prison term
20g < 27g F2 Mandatory prison term
27g < 100g F1 Mandatory prison term
= > 100g F1 MDO: Mandatory 10 year prison term + add’l 1 to 10 years
LSD < 1g F5 RC 2929.13(B)
< 10 Unit Doses (UD)
1g < 5g F4 RC 2929.13(C)
10UD < 50UD
5g < 25g F3 Presumption of prison term
50UD < 250UD
25g < 100g F2 Mandatory prison term
250UD < 1,000UD
100g < 500g F1 Mandatory prison term
1,000UD < 5,000UD
= > 500g F1 MDO: Mandatory 10 year prison term + add’l 1 to 10 years
= > 5,000UD
HEROIN < 1g F5 RC 2929.13(B)
< 10 Unit Doses (UD)
1g < 5g F4 RC 2929.13(C)
10UD < 50UD
5g < 10g F3 Presumption of prison term
50UD < 100UD
10g < 50g F2 Mandatory prison term
100UD < 500UD
50g < 250g F1 Mandatory prison term
500UD < 2,500UD
= > 250g F1 MDO: Mandatory 10 year prison term + add’l 1 to 10 years
= > 2,500UD
SCHEDULE I & II < Bulk F5 RC 2929.13(B)
Bulk < 5x Bulk F3 Presumption of prison term
5x Bulk < 50x Bulk F2 Mandatory prison term
50x Bulk < 100x Bulk F1 Mandatory prison term
> 100x Bulk F1 MDO: Mandatory 10 year prison term + add’l 1 to 10 years
SCHEDULE III, IV & V < Bulk M1 None
Bulk < 5x Bulk F4 RC 2929.13(C)
5x Bulk < 50x Bulk F3 Presumption of prison term
> 50x Bulk F2 Mandatory prison term