Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988; Possession of small amounts of controlled substances (per violation)
For Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988; Possession of small amounts of controlled substances (per violation), agency is DOJ; statutory authority is 21 U.S.C. 844a(a); maximum penalty is 26,262, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.
- Agency
- DOJ our reading
- Violation
- Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988; Possession of small amounts of controlled substances (per violation) verified
- Statutory authority
- 21 U.S.C. 844a(a) verified
- Maximum penalty
- 26,262 verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
<https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/21/844a> 21 U.S.C. 844a(a) | Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988; Possession of small amounts of controlled substances (per violation) | <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-28/section-76.3#p-76.3(a)> 28 CFR 76.3(a) | 25,597 | 26,262
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-10
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-28/chapter-I/part-85/section-85.5