Prohibición de distribución de drogas a menores de 18 años

Explicación Simple

No se puede dar o vender drogas a personas menores de 18 años. Si lo haces, podrías ir a la cárcel por mucho tiempo y pagar una gran multa.

Es como si un adulto le diera bebidas alcohólicas a un niño; es muy peligroso y está prohibido porque los niños no están listos para eso.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan, de 20 años, le da marihuana a su hermano menor, que tiene 15 años. Si lo descubren, Juan puede enfrentarse a una larga pena de prisión y una multa muy alta porque la ley dice que no se puede hacer eso.

Penalidades

Prisión de 10 a 50 años y multa de hasta $100,000 por distribuir drogas a menores.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 18.2-255 - Distribution of certain drugs to persons under 18 prohibited; penalty. A. Except as authorized in the Drug Control Act, Chapter 34 (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) of Title 54.1, it shall be unlawful for any person who is at least 18 years of age to knowingly or intentionally (i) distribute any drug classified in Schedule I, II, III or IV or marijuana to any person under 18 years of age who is at least three years his junior or (ii) cause any person under 18 years of age to assist in such distribution of any drug classified in Schedule I, II, III or IV or marijuana. Any person violating this provision shall upon conviction be imprisoned in a state correctional facility for a period not less than 10 nor more than 50 years, and fined not more than $100,000. Five years of the sentence imposed for a conviction under this section involving a Schedule I or II controlled substance or one ounce or more of marijuana shall be a mandatory minimum sentence. Two years of the sentence imposed for a conviction under this section involving less than one ounce of marijuana shall be a mandatory minimum sentence. B. It shall be unlawful for any person who is at least 18 years of age to knowingly or intentionally (i) distribute any imitation controlled substance to a person under 18 years of age who is at least three years his junior or (ii) cause any person under 18 years of age to assist in such distribution of any imitation controlled substance. Any person violating this provision shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony. Code 1950, § 54-524.103; 1970, c. 650; 1972, c. 798; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1976, c. 614; 1979, c. 435; 1982, c. 462; 1990, cc. 720, 864, 866; 1992, cc. 708, 724; 2000, cc. 1020 , 1041 ; 2004, c. 461 ; 2011, cc. 384 , 410 ; 2014, cc. 674 , 719 .