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Possession of any amount
of marijuana is a misdemeanor and is
punishable by up to one year in jail and
a fine up to $2,000.
Manufacture or
distribution of less than one ounce of
marijuana is punishable by up to three
years in prison and a fine up to
$25,000. For one ounce or more the
penalty increases to a possible seven
years in prison and fine up to $100,000.
Manufacture or distribution of five
pounds or more is punishable by up to 20
years in prison and a fine up to
$300,000.
Penalties for sale or
distribution within 1,000 feet of a
school are up to two times the possible
prison term and fine.
Upon conviction of a
person aged 15 - 18 years for possession
with intent to sell, an additional
penalty of 1 - 5 year driver's license
suspension may be imposed. For persons
aged 15 - 18 years convicted of
possession or use, the offender's
driver's license is suspended for 90
days - one year. For persons over the
age of eighteen convicted of possession
with intent to sell, the driver's
license suspension may be for as long as
life.
Sale or manufacture of
paraphernalia is a misdemeanor,
punishable by up to one year in jail and
a fine up to $2,000. |
New Hampshire Marijuana Laws
