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Connecticut Heroin Laws
More Information on Illegal Drug Laws
| Code Section | 21a-240, 243, 278, et seq. |
| Possession | 7 yrs.and/or $50,000; Subsequent offense: 15 yrs. and/or $100,000; Third offense: 25 yrs. and/or $250,000 |
| Sale | 15 yrs. and/or $50,000; 1 oz. or more: 5-20 yrs. minimum to life maximum (by a non-drug dependent person); Subsequent offense: 10-25 yrs.; Within 1500 ft. of school: additional mandatory 5 yrs.; court may suspend mandatory minimum sentence if person is under 18 or lacks mental capacity |
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