Florida Minimum Mandatory Sentences Per Specific Drug

Written by:Julian Stroleny

To outline some (but not all) specific drugs and their minimum mandatory amounts, see below:

1.  Cannabis (Marijuana)

• 25+ pounds but less than 2,000 pounds (or 300 or more plants) = 3 year minimum mandatory sentence.
• 2,000+ pounds but less than 10,000 pounds (or 2,000 or more plants) = 7 year minimum mandatory sentence.
• 10,000+ pounds = 15 year minimum mandatory sentence.

2.  Cocaine

• 28 grams to 200 grams = 3 year minimum mandatory sentence.
• 200 grams to 400 grams = 7 year minimum mandatory sentence.
• 400 grams to 150 kilograms = 15 year minimum mandatory sentence.
• 150+ kilograms = life sentence.

3.  Oxycodone, Hydrocodine, Morphine, Opium and Hydromorphone

• 4 grams to 14 grams = 3 year minimum mandatory sentence.
• 14 grams to 28 grams = 15 year minimum mandatory sentence.
• 28 grams to 30 kilograms = 25 year minimum mandatory sentence.
• 30+ kilograms = life sentence.

4.  Phencyclidine (PCP or Angel Dust)

• 28 grams to 200 grams = 3 year minimum mandatory sentence.
• 200 grams to 400 grams = 7 year minimum mandatory sentence.
• 400+ grams = 15 year minimum mandatory sentence.

5.  Methaqualone (Quaalude)

• 200 grams to 5 kilograms = 3 year minimum mandatory sentence.
• 5 kilograms to 25 kilograms = 7 year minimum mandatory sentence.
• 25+ kilograms = 15 year minimum mandatory sentence.

6.  Amphetamine and Methamphetamine (Crystal Meth)

• 14 grams to 28 grams = 3 year minimum mandatory sentence.
• 28 grams to 200 grams = 7 year minimum mandatory sentence.
• 200+ grams = 15 year minimum mandatory sentence.

7.  Flunitrazepam (Date Rape Drug)

• 4 grams to 14 grams = 3 year minimum mandatory sentence.
• 14 grams to 28 grams = 7 year minimum mandatory sentence.
• 28 grams to 30 kilograms = 25 year minimum mandatory sentence.
• 30+ kilograms = life sentence.

8.  GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyric acid), GBL (gamma-butyrolactone) and 1,4-Butanediol

• 5 kilogram to 5 kilograms = 3 year minimum mandatory sentence.
• 5 kilograms to 10 kilograms = 7 year minimum mandatory sentence.
• 10+ kilograms = 15 year minimum mandatory sentence.

9.  LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)

• 1 grams to 5 grams = 3 year minimum mandatory sentence.
• 5 grams to 7 grams = 7 year minimum mandatory sentence.
• 7+ grams = 15 year minimum mandatory sentence.