One of my best friends is wanting to grow pot and I am trying to find out what can happen to him if she is caught. She lives with her parents. She is planning on growing one small plant. Would her parent’s home be seized? And what are the penalties? All information is good! She is 16 years old.
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If they caught her-him with the plant , the person would have to go to court and probably be put on probation for a short time.
My friend had a pot plant growing out on the balcony, someone reported him and he got probation.
Possession of one ounce or less of marijuana is a civil offense, subject to a $100 fine like a traffic tricket. Offenders under 18 will be required to attend a drug awareness program or pay a $1000 fine. Possession of more than one ounce of marijuana is punishable by up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $500. For first time offenders, the court will sentence the offender to probation and upon successful completion of the probation period, the offender’s record will be sealed. For subsequent offenses, probation may still be possible.
Cultivation, delivery or sale of less than 50 pounds of marijuana is punishable by up to two years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000. For 50 pounds or more, the penalty increases to a mandatory minimum of one year in prison and a possible range of 2.5 – 15 years in prison and a fine of $500 – $10,000. For cultivation or sale of 100 pounds or more the mandatory minimum sentence is three years and up to 15 years in prison, along with a fine of $2,500 – $25,000. For 2,000 pounds or more, the penalties increase to a mandatory minimum 5-year sentence up to 15 years in prison and a fine of $5,000 – $50,000. For any amount of 10,000 pounds or more, the mandatory minimum sentence is 10 years with up to 15 years in prison possible and a fine of $20,000 – $200,000.
Sale of marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school adds another 2-year mandatory minimum sentence for sale and can go as high as an additional 15 years in prison and a fine of $1,000 – $10,000.
The manufacture or sale of paraphernalia is punishable by 1 – 2 years in prison and a fine of $500 – $5,000, unless the sale was to a minor, in which case the penalty is 3 – 5 years in prison and a fine of $1,000 – $5,000.
I suggest you check out the norml.org website look on the top right hand corner for a map and dropdown menu with each state also check out mpp.org and google students for sensible drug policy. This should answer your question but you should know that growing weed isn’t a good idea either is smoking it at that age!!! Laws are changing and so is the social stigma that is associated with responsible ADULT use of cannabis. Please wait till you get older and hope that the laws are changed.