Penalidades por venta y posesión de marihuana en Virginia

Explicación Simple

En Virginia, si vendes o das marihuana, puedes meterte en problemas. Si tienes solo un poco, puede ser un castigo leve, pero si tienes mucho, puede ser muy serio.

Es como si tuvieras un juego de mesa y alguien decide cambiar las reglas. Si no sigues las nuevas reglas, puedes perder el juego o enfrentar consecuencias.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene una bolsa con 30 gramos de marihuana. Si la policía lo atrapa y no puede demostrar que solo la tenía para uso personal, podría enfrentar una multa o incluso tiempo en prisión.

Penalidades

Posibles castigos incluyen desde faltas leves hasta delitos graves con penas de hasta 30 años de prisión y multas de hasta $10,000.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 18.2-248.1 - Penalties for sale, gift, distribution or possession with intent to sell, give or distribute marijuana. Except as authorized in the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.), it is unlawful for any person to sell, give, distribute or possess with intent to sell, give, or distribute marijuana. (a) Any person who violates this section with respect to: (1) Not more than one ounce of marijuana is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor; (2) More than one ounce but not more than five pounds of marijuana is guilty of a Class 5 felony; (3) More than five pounds of marijuana is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment of not less than five nor more than 30 years. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that a person who possesses no more than one ounce of marijuana possesses it for personal use. If such person proves that he gave, distributed, or possessed with intent to give or distribute marijuana only as an accommodation to another individual and not with intent to profit thereby from any consideration received or expected nor to induce the recipient or intended recipient of the marijuana to use or become addicted to or dependent upon such marijuana, he is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (b) Any person who gives, distributes, or possesses marijuana as an accommodation and not with intent to profit thereby, to an inmate of a state or local correctional facility, as defined in § 53.1-1 , or in the custody of an employee thereof is guilty of a Class 4 felony. (c) Any person who manufactures marijuana, or possesses marijuana with the intent to manufacture such substance, not for his own use is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment of not less than five nor more than 30 years and a fine not to exceed $10,000.