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A bill introduced in the Federated States of Micronesia in May 2026 would add a minimum fine to one part of the national trafficking law. It is a proposal, not a record that the penalty took effect.
What counts as trafficking
Congressional Bill 24-153 would rewrite Section 1141 of Title 11. The section makes it unlawful, without authorisation, knowingly or intentionally to import, export, manufacture or deliver a controlled substance, or possess one with intent to manufacture, deliver or dispense it.
It also covers creating or distributing a counterfeit controlled substance, and possessing a counterfeit substance with intent to deliver it.
The proposed minimum
For a Schedule I or II substance that is a narcotic drug, the bill provides up to ten years in prison, a fine between $5,000 and $10,000, or both. The $5,000 floor is the change identified in the bill’s purpose clause.
The wording is narrower than a minimum for every Schedule I or II substance. For other controlled substances in Schedules I, II or III, the reproduced penalty is up to five years and a fine of no more than $5,000, or both. Schedule IV and V substances carry lower maximums.
The small-transfer rule remains
The bill also reproduces the special rule for transferring marijuana without payment. Distributing no more than one ounce for no remuneration is to be handled under the simple-possession provision rather than punished as ordinary trafficking.
Micronesia’s current national code sets a maximum $50 fine for possession of one ounce or less. The four state codes are outside the material read for this entry, so the national rule should not be read as a complete account of every state-level consequence.
It still had to become law
Julio M. Marar introduced the bill by request on 14 May 2026. Section 2 says it would become law upon presidential approval or by becoming law without that approval. The bill itself does not show that either event occurred.
In the index
Because this was a pending proposal, Micronesia’s score does not move. If enacted, its direct change would be a minimum financial penalty for one class of trafficking offences, not a change to personal cannabis possession or the one-ounce no-payment exception.[1]
Listed for context. No score change is recorded for Micronesia here.
References
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