Article 192. Crime of growing opium poppy plants or other plants containing narcotic substances

1. Those who grow poppy, coca, marijuana or other plants containing narcotic substances, have been educated many times, have been given conditions to stabilize their life and have been sanctioned for the main offense, but also the violation, the offenders shall be sentenced to between six months and three years of imprisonment.

2. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between three and seven years of imprisonment:

a) In an organized manner;

b) Repeating this crime.

3. The offender may also be subject to a fine of between one million and fifty million dong.

Article 193. Crime of illegally manufacturing narcotics

1. Those who illegally produce narcotics in any form are sentenced to between two and seven years of imprisonment.

2. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between seven and fifteen years of imprisonment:

a) In an organized manner;

b) Committing the crime more than once;

c) Abusing positions and powers;

d) Abusing the names of agencies or organizations;

dd) Poppy resin, marijuana resin or coca plasma weighing between five hundred grams and under one kilogram;

e) Heroine or cocaine weighing between five grams and under thirty grams;

g) Other narcotic substances in solid form weighing between twenty grams and under one hundred grams;

h) Other narcotic substances in liquid form measuring between one hundred milliliters and under two hundred and fifty milliliters;

i) Involving two or more narcotic substances with the total volume thereof being equivalent to the narcotic volume specified in one of the Points from dd to h, Clause 2 of this Article;

k) Dangerous recidivism.

3. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between fifteen and twenty years of imprisonment:

a) Being of professional character;

b) Poppy resin, marijuana resin or coca plasma weighing between one kilogram and under five kilograms;

c) Heroine or cocaine weighing between thirty grams and under one hundred grams;

d) Other narcotic substances in solid form weighing between one hundred grams and under three hundred grams;

e) Other narcotic substances in liquid form measuring between two hundred and fifty milliliters to under seven hundred and fifty milliliters;

e) Involving two or more narcotic substances with the total volume thereof being equivalent to the narcotic volume specified in one of Points from b to e, Clause 3 of this Article.

4. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to twenty years of imprisonment, life imprisonment or capital punishment:

a) Poppy resin, marijuana resin or coca plasma weighing five kilograms or more;

b) Heroine or cocaine weighing one hundred grams or more;

c) Other narcotic substances in solid form weighing three hundred grams or more;

d) Other narcotic substances in liquid form measuring seven hundred and fifty milliliters or more;

dd) Involving two or more narcotic substances with the total volume thereof being equivalent to the narcotic volume specified in one of Points from a to d, Clause 4 of this Article.

5. Offenders may also be subject to a fine of between five million and five hundred million dong, confiscation of part or all of their property, a ban from holding certain posts, practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for up to one year. five years.

Article 194. Crime of illegally storing, transporting, trading in or appropriating narcotics

1. Those who illegally possesses, transports, trades in or appropriates narcotics shall be sentenced to between two and seven years of imprisonment.

2. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between seven and fifteen years of imprisonment:

a) In an organized manner;

b) Committing the crime more than once;

c) Abusing positions and powers;

d) Abusing the names of agencies or organizations;

dd) Cross-border transportation and sale;

e) Using children for crimes or selling drugs to children;

g) Poppy resin, marijuana resin or coca plasma weighing between five hundred grams and under one kilogram;

h) Heroine or cocaine weighing between five grams and under thirty grams;

i) Marijuana leaves, flowers, fruit or coca leaves weighing between ten kilograms and under twenty five kilograms;

k) Dried poppy fruit weighing between fifty kilograms and under two hundred kilograms;

l) Fresh poppy fruit weighing between ten kilograms and under fifty kilograms;

m) Other narcotic substances in solid form weighing between twenty grams and under one hundred grams;

n) Other narcotic substances in liquid form measuring between one hundred milliliters and under two hundred and fifty milliliters;

o) Involving two or more narcotic substances with the total volume thereof being equivalent to the narcotic volume specified in one of the Points from g to n, Clause 2 of this Article;

p) Dangerous recidivism.

3. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between fifteen and twenty years of imprisonment:

a) Poppy resin, marijuana resin or coca plasma weighing between one kilogram and under five kilograms;

b) Heroine or cocaine weighing between thirty grams and under one hundred grams;

c) Marijuana leaves, flowers, fruit or coca leaves weighing between twenty five kilograms and under seventy five kilograms;

d) Dried poppy fruit weighing between two hundred kilograms and under six hundred kilograms;

dd) Fresh poppy fruit weighing between fifty kilograms and under one hundred and fifty kilograms;

f) Other narcotic substances in solid form weighing between one hundred grams and under three hundred grams;

g) Other narcotic substances in liquid form measuring between two hundred and fifty milliliters to under seven hundred and fifty milliliters;

h) Involving two or more narcotic substances with the total volume thereof being equivalent to the narcotic volume specified in one of Points from a to g, Clause 3 of this Article.

4. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to twenty years of imprisonment, life imprisonment or capital punishment:

a) Poppy resin, marijuana resin or coca plasma weighing five kilograms or more;

b) Heroine or cocaine weighing one hundred grams or more;

c) Marijuana leaves, flowers, fruit or coca leaves weighing seventy five kilograms or more;

d) Dried poppy fruit weighing six hundred kilograms or more;

dd) Fresh poppy fruit weighing one hundred and fifty kilograms or more;

f) Other narcotic substances in solid form weighing three hundred grams or more;

g) Other narcotic substances in liquid form measuring seven hundred and fifty milliliters or more;

h) Involving two or more narcotic substances with the total volume thereof being equivalent to the narcotic volume specified in one of Points from a to g, Clause 4 of this Article.

5. Offenders may also be subject to a fine of between five million and five hundred million dong, confiscation of part or all of their property, a ban from holding certain posts, practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for up to one year. five years.

Article 195. Crime of storing, transporting, trading in or appropriating precursors for illegal production of narcotics

1. Those who possess, transport, trade in, or appropriate pre-substances for use in the illegal production of narcotics shall be sentenced to between one and six years of imprisonment.

2. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between six and thirteen years of imprisonment:

a) In an organized manner;

b) Committing the crime more than once;

c) Abusing positions and powers;

d) Abusing the names of agencies or organizations;

dd) The precursor weighs between two hundred grams and under five hundred grams;

e) Cross-border transportation and sale;

g) Dangerous recidivism.

3. Committing the crime with the pre-substance weighing between five hundred grams and under one thousand two hundred grams, the offenders shall be sentenced to between thirteen and twenty years of imprisonment.

4. Committing the crime with the pre-substance weighing one thousand two hundred grams or more, the offenders shall be sentenced to twenty years of imprisonment or life imprisonment.

5. Offenders may also be subject to a fine of between five million and fifty million dong, confiscation of part or all of their property, a ban from holding certain posts, practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for up to one year. five years.

Article 196. Crime of manufacturing, storing, transporting, buying and selling means and instruments used for the illegal production or use of narcotics

1. Those who manufacture, store, transport, purchase and sell means and instruments used for the illegal production or use of narcotics shall be sentenced to between one and five years of imprisonment.

2. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between five and ten years of imprisonment:

a) In an organized manner;

b) Committing the crime more than once;

c) Abusing positions and powers;

d) Abusing the names of agencies or organizations;

e) Objects involved in the offense are in great quantity;

e) Cross-border transportation and sale;

g) Dangerous recidivism.

3. Offenders may also be subject to a fine of between five million and five hundred million dong, confiscation of part or all of their property, a ban from holding certain posts, practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for up to one year. five years.

Article 197. Crime of organizing illegal use of narcotics

1. Anyone who organizes the illegal use of narcotics in any form, shall be sentenced to between two and seven years of imprisonment.

2. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between seven and fifteen years of imprisonment:

a) Committing the crime more than once;

b) Against more than one person;

c) Against juveniles aged full 13 years or older;

d) Against women who know they are pregnant;

dd) Against people who are detoxifying;

e) Causing harms to other people’s health with an infirmity rate of between 31% and 60%;

g) Infecting other persons with dangerous diseases;

h) Dangerous recidivism.

3. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between fifteen and twenty years of imprisonment:

a) Causing harms to other people’s health with an infirmity rate of 61% or higher or causing human death;

b) Causing harms to the health of many people with an infirmity rate of between 31% and 60%;

c) Causing dangerous diseases to many people;

d) Against children under 13 years old.

4. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to twenty years of imprisonment, life imprisonment or capital punishment:

a) Causing harm to the health of many people with an infirmity rate of 61% or higher;

b) Causing death of many people or causing other particularly serious consequences.

5. Offenders may also be subject to a fine of between fifty million dong and five hundred million dong, confiscation of part or all of their property, a probation or a residence ban for between one and five years.

Article 198. Crime of harboring illegal use of narcotics

1. Those who lease or lend places or commit any other act of harboring the illegal use of narcotics shall be sentenced to between two and seven years of imprisonment.

2. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between seven and fifteen years of imprisonment:

a) Abusing positions and powers;

b) Committing the crime more than once;

c) Against children;

d) Against many people;

dd) Dangerous recidivism.

3. The offender may also be subject to a fine of between fifty million dong and two hundred million dong, confiscation of part or all of the property.

Article 199. Crime of illegal use of narcotics

1. Anyone who illegally uses narcotics in any form, has been educated many times and has been administratively handled by the measure of sending to compulsory medical treatment establishment but still continues to use illegally for narcotics, the offenders shall be sentenced to between three months and two years of imprisonment.

2. Committing this crime again, the offenders shall be sentenced to between two and five years of imprisonment.

Article 200. Crime of coercing or inducing others to illegally use narcotics

1. Those who force or induce others to illegally use narcotics shall be sentenced to between two and seven years of imprisonment.

2. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between seven and fifteen years of imprisonment:

a) In an organized manner;

b) Committing the crime more than once;

c) For despicable motives;

d) Against juveniles aged full 13 years or older;

dd) Against women who know they are pregnant;

e) Against many people;

g) Against people who are detoxifying;

h) Causing harms to other people’s health with an infirmity rate of between 31% and 60%;

i) Infecting other persons with dangerous diseases;

k) Dangerous recidivism.

3. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between fifteen and twenty years of imprisonment:

a) Causing harms to other people’s health with an infirmity rate of 61% or higher or causing human death;

b) Infecting many people with dangerous diseases;

c) Against children under 13 years old.

4. Committing the crime in the case of causing death of many people or causing other particularly serious consequences, the offenders shall be sentenced to twenty years of imprisonment or life imprisonment.

5. The offender may also be subject to a fine of between five million dong and one hundred million dong.

Article 201. Crime of breaching the regulations on management and use of addictive drugs or other narcotic substances

1. Those who are responsible for the export, import, sale, transportation, preservation, distribution, distribution, use of addictive drugs or other narcotic substances but violate the regulations on management, If using those substances, the offenders shall be subject to a fine of between five million and one hundred million dong or a prison term of between one and five years.

2. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between five and twelve years of imprisonment:

a) In an organized manner;

b) Committing the crime more than once;

c) Causing serious consequences.

3. Committing the crime in cases where very serious consequences are caused, the offenders shall be sentenced to between twelve and twenty years of imprisonment.

4. Committing the crime in the case of particularly serious consequences, the offenders shall be sentenced to twenty years of imprisonment or life imprisonment.

5. Offenders may also be subject to a fine of between five million and fifty million dong, a ban from holding certain posts, practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for between one and five years.