HB 2293 Summary

• Reduces maximum prison sentences for precursor substance violations from 10 years to 6 years and decreases maximum fines from $25,000 to $10,000.

• Lowers minimum prison sentences for manufacturing controlled substances from 7 years to 8 years, but reduces minimum fines from $50,000 to $10,000.

• Modifies trafficking thresholds for marijuana (increasing from 1,000 pounds to 100 pounds for second-degree trafficking) and reduces corresponding minimum fines for trafficking violations.

• Changes Schedule V controlled substance penalties from 5 years maximum to 2 years maximum imprisonment and reduces imitation substance penalties from 5 years to 2 years for second violations.

• Increases minimum prison sentence for plant cultivation violations from 2 years to 8 years and becomes effective November 1, 2017.