Currently, mandatory minimum sentences for powder cocaine are triggered upon possession of quantities 100 times higher than in cases in which crack cocaine is involved.

You should not become involved with drugs of any kind: possession of even very small quantities can lead to imprisonment or the death penalty.

Melanin theorists assert that the possession of greater quantities of melanin gives black people inherent superiority.

In recent years most Western countries have been reducing or eliminating arrests, prosecutions and prison sentences for possession of small quantities of illegal drugs.

In South Australia possession of small quantities of cannabis is decriminalised, attracting a fine similar to that for a parking ticket.

In 2001 he was sentenced to 30 years for possession of commercial quantities of cannabis resin.

The law carries stiffer penalties for possession of larger quantities where prosecutors can prove there was an intent to sell the drug.

A new anti-narcotic law adopted in January mandated the death sentence for possession of small quantities of heroin.

A few jurisdictions have lessened penalties for possession of small quantities of cannabis, making it punishable by confiscation and a fine, rather than imprisonment.