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The basic, mandatory minimum sentences under federal law are:
- 10 grams (pure) = 5 years in prison
- 100 grams (pure) = 10 years
in prison
The Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control
Act of 1996
This federal legislation takes significant steps toward
preventing meth from becoming the next crisis in drug abuse. The
bill:
- Permits the domestic seizure and forfeiture of methamphetamine
precursor chemicals.
- Directs the Attorney General to coordinate
international drug enforcement efforts to interdict such chemicals.
- Increases
penalties for the possession of equipment used to make controlled
substances, and for trafficking in certain precursor chemicals.
- Requires
an interagency task force to develop and implement prevention,
education and meth treatment strategies.
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