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§ 6048. Wrongful use and possession of controlled substances

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 51 Pa.C.S.A. Military AffairsEffective: October 24, 2013

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 51 Pa.C.S.A. Military Affairs (Refs & Annos)
Part IV. Military Justice (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 60. Punitive Sections (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 24, 2013
51 Pa.C.S.A. § 6048
§ 6048. Wrongful use and possession of controlled substances
Currentness
(a) General rule.--Any person subject to this title who wrongfully uses, possesses, manufactures, distributes, imports into the customs territory of the United States, exports from the United States or introduces into an installation, vessel, vehicle or aircraft used by or under the control of the armed forces of the United States or the State military forces a controlled substance shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(b) Definition.--As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
“Controlled substance.” The term means:
(1) Opium, heroin, cocaine, amphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, methamphetamine, phencyclidine, barbituric acid and marijuana and any compound or derivative of any such substance.
(2) Any substance not specified in paragraph (1) that is listed on a schedule of controlled substances prescribed by the President of the United States for the purposes of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (10 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.) of the armed forces of the United States.
(3) Any other substance not specified in paragraph (1) or contained on a list prescribed by the President of the United States under paragraph (2) that is listed in schedules I, II, III, IV and V of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (Public Law 91-513, 84 Stat. 1236).1

Credits

2012, Oct. 24, P.L. 1506, No. 192, § 2, effective in one year [Oct. 24, 2013].

Footnotes

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21 U.S.C.A. § 812.
51 Pa.C.S.A. § 6048, PA ST 51 Pa.C.S.A. § 6048
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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