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    Default What is the Penalty for Selling or Distributing Ritalin

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: california

    so i got a ritalin prescription and many times friends have asked me to share my drugs with them and i ofcourse refused.

    and after being curious i did some reasearch on the punishment of dealing/ giving away ritalin and most websites and places of info said that the charge for dealing / giving away ritalin is 10-20 years in prison.

    for some reason i highly doubt this 10-20 years sounds very excessive.

    there is no way a college student who shared his ritalin should be charged with 10+ years in prison.

    ive known a person who only got 4 years for beating a cop up pretty badly leaving him full of bruises. ive also heard of a case

    of a rapist getting off with less than 10 year. and car theives getting less than 2 years. so can someone shed some light on this subject? thankyou

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    Default Re: Punishment for Selling/ Giving Away Prescribed Ritalin

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    My question involves criminal law for the state of: california

    so i got a ritalin prescription and many times friends have asked me to share my drugs with them and i ofcourse refused.

    and after being curious i did some reasearch on the punishment of dealing/ giving away ritalin and most websites and places of info said that the charge for dealing / giving away ritalin is 10-20 years in prison.

    for some reason i highly doubt this 10-20 years sounds very excessive.

    there is no way a college student who shared his ritalin should be charged with 10+ years in prison.

    ive known a person who only got 4 years for beating a cop up pretty badly leaving him full of bruises. ive also heard of a case

    of a rapist getting off with less than 10 year. and car theives getting less than 2 years. so can someone shed some light on this subject? thankyou

    I suggest you read more. You're clearly not getting a fair glimpse of what actually happens with certain crimes.

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    Default Re: Punishment for Selling/ Giving Away Prescribed Ritalin

    The law could be funny and unfair,sometimes selling a few pills can trigger a mandatory minimum. Someone might be looking at an automatic 10 years ,it depends. Murders and rapist can get stuff plead down,do 10 years,while someone selling some coke for example get the same amount of time or more.

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    Default Re: Punishment for Selling/ Giving Away Prescribed Ritalin

    many drug laws are quite harsh, especially for any drug that isn't pot which has had numerous rounds of relaxed laws and decriminalization over the years.

    but yes 10-20 does sound within the realm of possibility for dealing controlled amphetamines.

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    Default Re: Punishment for Selling/ Giving Away Prescribed Ritalin

    Distribution or trafficking of a controlled substance in CA is 3 to 5 years. There is also a sentencing enhancement if it occurs within 1000' of a school. Where did you get your numbers?

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    Default Re: Punishment for Selling/ Giving Away Prescribed Ritalin

    10 years??? NO ONE gets prison time in CA for a first offense even for trafficking meth. (which Ritalin ain't), and 10-20 isn't even close to the potential max. of three years for a felony. County jail and probation with a felony conviction are at the higher end of the spectrum, with a plea to possession and probation under Prop 36 (treatment ... such as it is) the most likely outcome for a first or second offender.

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    Default Re: What is the Penalty for Selling or Distributing Ritalin

    The biggest issue you will have is that wasted college degree.

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