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North Dakota Marijuana Laws
North Dakota Marijuana Laws Compared
The graphs below represents how lenient or strict the marijuana laws are in your state compared to Maine, Hawaii, and Connecticut. This determination is based on level of enforcement, weight limits, fines and/or time imprisoned. This determination is also based on how strict penalties are for repeat offenders and proximity to certain drug restricted areas such as school zones and public parks.
North Dakota
Lenient
Moderately Lenient
Moderate
Moderately Strict
Strict
Connecticut
Lenient
Moderately Lenient
Moderate
Moderately Strict
Strict
Hawaii
Lenient
Moderately Lenient
Moderate
Moderately Strict
Strict
Maine
Lenient
Moderately Lenient
Moderate
Moderately Strict
Strict
Misdemeanors
Unlawful possession of marijuana A person who possesses less than .5 ounces of marijuana Fine: Up to $1,000 Imprisonment: Up to 30 days
A person who possesses less than .5 ounces of marijuana while operating a motor vehicle. Fine: Up to $1,000 Imprisonment: Up to 1 year
A person who possesses .5 ounces to 1 ounce of marijuana Fine: Up to $2,000 Imprisonment: Up to 1 year
Unlawful Possession/use of drug paraphernalia
It shall be unlawful for any person to use, or to possess with intent to use, drug paraphernalia to manufacture, inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce into the human body any amount of marijuana. Fine: Up to $2,000 Imprisonment: Up to 1 year
Unlawful Sale of drug paraphernalia A person who delivers or sells, possesses with the intent to deliver or sell, or manufactures with the intent to deliver or sell any drug paraphernalia, knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, that it will be used to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the human body any amount of marijuana. Fine: Up to $2,000 Imprisonment: Up to 1 year
Note: When a person pleads guilty or is found guilty of a first offense regarding possession
of one ounce or less of marijuana and a judgment of guilt is entered, a court, upon motion, shall seal the court record of that conviction if the person is not subsequently convicted within two years of a further violation of this chapter and has not been convicted of any other criminal offense. Once sealed, the court record may not be opened even by order of the court.
Felonies
Unlawful possession of marijuana A person who possesses more than 1 ounce of marijuana Fine: Up to $5,000 Imprisonment: Up to 5 years
Unlawful sale of marijuana Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, delivers or brings into this State, or who is knowingly in actual or constructive possession of less than 100 pounds of marijuana. Fine: Up to $10,000 Imprisonment: Up to 10 years
Unlawful sale of marijuana Any person who knowingly sells, manufactures, delivers or brings into this State, or who is knowingly in actual or constructive possession of more than 100 pounds of marijuana. Fine: Up to $10,000 Imprisonment: Up to 20 years
Unlawful sale of marijuana to a minor A person who is at least 16 years of age at the time of the offense and the offense involved the delivery of marijuana to a minor. Fine: More severe Imprisonment: More Severe
Unlawful sale of marijuana in restricted area A person who manufactures or distributes marijuana in or on, or within one thousand feet of, the real property comprising a public or private elementary or secondary school, public career and technical education school, or a public or private college or university. Fine: More severe Imprisonment: More Severe
Unlawful Sale of drug paraphernalia to a minor A person 18 years of age or older who delivers or sells, possesses with the intent to deliver or sell, or manufactures with the intent to deliver or sell any drug paraphernalia, knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, that it will be used to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the human body any amount of marijuana to anyone under eighteen years of age who is at least three years the deliverer's junior. Fine: Up to $5,000 Imprisonment: Up to 5 years
Note: Second or subsequent offenses result in much harsher fines and/or penalties than noted for this state.
United States Marijuana Arrest Trends
The graphs below represent the trends in marijuana arrests from 1990 to 2005 in the United States. With the higher amount of arrests also comes tens and billions of more dollars spent on enforcement, adjudication, and imprisonment for marijuana related offenses.
Source
Source: 2007 North Dakota Century Code
CHAPTER 19-03.1, 19-03.4-01, 19-03.4
FBI Uniform Crimes Report
