Law 109 rewrote the penalties across the 1971 drug law as fixed prison terms, replacing the old minimum-to-maximum ranges. Possession for personal use now carried a fixed three years, five with aggravating circumstances and two with mitigating ones, plus a possible fine; repeat possession drew a fixed six years, and the once-in-a-lifetime probation and dismissal for first offenders stayed.[1] The reform covered every controlled substance, cannabis included. Approved on 4 June 1980, it took effect together with the act establishing the fixed-sentence system.[1]
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References
- Puerto Rico — Act 109-1980, amending Controlled Substances Act 4-1971Article 404 fixed three-year possession term and probation; Section 2 commencement
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