                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN DRUGS TO PERSONS UNDER 18 PROHIBITED; PENALTY (§
18.2-255)

A. Except as authorized in the Drug Control Act, Chapter 34 (&#xA7; 54.1-3400 et
seq.) of Title 54.1, it shall be unlawful for any person who is at least 18
years of age to knowingly or intentionally (i) distribute any drug classified in
Schedule I, II, III or IV or marijuana to any person under 18 years of age who
is at least three years his junior or (ii) cause any person under 18 years of
age to assist in such distribution of any drug classified in Schedule I, II, III
or IV or marijuana. Any person violating this provision shall upon conviction be
imprisoned in a state correctional facility for a period not less than 10 nor
more than 50 years, and fined not more than $100,000. Five years of the sentence
imposed for a conviction under this section involving a Schedule I or II
controlled substance or one ounce or more of marijuana shall be a mandatory
minimum sentence. Two years of the sentence imposed for a conviction under this
section involving less than one ounce of marijuana shall be a mandatory minimum
sentence.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person who is at least 18 years of age to
knowingly or intentionally (i) distribute any imitation controlled substance to
a person under 18 years of age who is at least three years his junior or (ii)
cause any person under 18 years of age to assist in such distribution of any
imitation controlled substance. Any person violating this provision shall be
guilty of a Class 6 felony.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 54-524.103; 1970, c. 650; 1972, c. 798; 1975, cc. 14, 15;
1976, c. 614; 1979, c. 435; 1982, c. 462; 1990, cc. 720, 864, 866; 1992, cc.
708, 724; 2000, cc. 1020, 1041; 2004, c. 461; 2011, cc. 384, 410; 2014, cc. 674,
719.