21 U.S.C. § 841
Prohibited acts A
United States · Title 21 — FOOD AND DRUGS · Status: effective
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Except as authorized by this subchapter, it shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally—
Except as otherwise provided in section 849, 859, 860, or 861 of this title, any person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be sentenced as follows:
In the case of a violation of subsection (a) of this section involving—
5 kilograms or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of—
In the case of a violation of subsection (a) of this section involving—
500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of—
Any person who violates subsection (a) of this section by cultivating or manufacturing a controlled substance on Federal property shall be imprisoned as provided in this subsection and shall be fined any amount not to exceed—
Any person who violates subsection (a), or attempts to do so, and knowingly or intentionally uses a poison, chemical, or other hazardous substance on Federal land, and, by such use—
Any person who knowingly or intentionally—
In addition to any other applicable penalty, any person convicted of a felony violation of this section relating to the receipt, distribution, manufacture, exportation, or importation of a listed chemical may be enjoined from engaging in any transaction involving a listed chemical for not more than ten years.
Whoever knowingly uses the Internet to distribute a date rape drug to any person, knowing or with reasonable cause to believe that—
As used in this subsection:
The term “date rape drug” means—
The term “authorized purchaser” means any of the following persons, provided such person has acquired the controlled substance in accordance with this chapter:
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or intentionally—
Examples of activities that violate paragraph (1) include, but are not limited to, knowingly or intentionally—
This subsection does not apply to—
except as provided in subparagraph (B), any activity that is limited to—
Any person who knowingly or intentionally violates this subsection shall be sentenced in accordance with subsection (b).
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Psychotropic Substances Act of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to strengthen the authority under that Act to assure the safety and nutrition of infant formulas, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1985, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Crime Control Act of 1990House: 313–1Senate: no recorded tally
- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
- Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Drug-Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment Act of 1996House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999
- Hillory J. Farias and Samantha Reid Date-Rape Drug Prohibition Act of 2000House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization ActHouse: 400–4Senate: no recorded tally
- USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
- Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Fair Sentencing Act of 2010House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- First Step Act of 2018House: 358–36Senate: no recorded tally
- Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion ActHouse: 325–95Senate: no recorded tally
- HALT Fentanyl Act