453.339 - Trafficking in controlled substances: Marijuana. - Nevada Statutes

453.339  Trafficking in controlled substances: Marijuana.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 453.011 to 453.552, inclusive, a person who knowingly or intentionally sells, manufactures, delivers or brings into this State or who is knowingly or intentionally in actual or constructive possession of marijuana shall be punished, if the quantity involved:

      (a) Is 100 pounds or more, but less than 2,000 pounds, for a category C felony as provided in NRS 193.130 and by a fine of not more than $25,000.

      (b) Is 2,000 pounds or more, but less than 10,000 pounds, for a category B felony by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 10 years and by a fine of not more than $50,000.

      (c) Is 10,000 pounds or more, for a category A felony by imprisonment in the state prison:

             (1) For life with the possibility of parole, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 5 years has been served; or

             (2) For a definite term of 15 years, with eligibility for parole beginning when a minimum of 5 years has been served,

Ê and by a fine of not more than $200,000.

      2.  For the purposes of this section:

      (a) “Marijuana” means all parts of any plant of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or not.

      (b) The weight of marijuana is its weight when seized or as soon as practicable thereafter.

      (Added to NRS by 1983, 287; A 1989, 661; 1995, 1288)