Amends the Controlled Substances Act to: (1) increase to three years (currently, one year) the minimum term of imprisonment for any person…
Official title: A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act by increasing the minimum criminal penalties for any person employing or using persons under 18 years of age in drug operations.
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Amends the Controlled Substances Act to: (1) increase to three years (currently, one year) the minimum term of imprisonment for any person who employs a person under 18 years of age in violation of such Act and who has a prior conviction for the same offense; (2) add a minimum term of imprisonment of two years for any person who provides or distributes a controlled substance to an underage person; and (3) provide a minimum term of imprisonment of five years for any person who provides or distributes a controlled substance to an underage person after a prior conviction for the same offense has become final.
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