(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person who is convicted of ¾

(a) a crime under section 6(1) or 7(1) is liable to a fine not exceeding $100 000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 25 years or both;

(b) conspiring with another to commit a crime under section 6(1) or 7(1) is liable to a fine not exceeding $75 000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 20 years or both;

(c) an offence under section 7A(1) is liable ¾

(i) if convicted on indictment, to a fine not exceeding $20 000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both;

(ii) if convicted by a summary court, to a fine not exceeding $2 000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both;

(d) a simple offence under section 5(1) (other than a simple offence under section 5(1)(e)), 8, 25(2) or 29 is liable to a fine not exceeding $3 000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or both;

(e) a simple offence under section 5(1)(e), 6(2), 7(2), 7A(3) or 31(4) is liable to a fine not exceeding $2 000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both; or

(f) a simple offence under section 15(1), (2) or (3), 16(1) or (2), 17(1) or (2), or 18(1) or (2) is liable to a fine not exceeding $5 000 for a first offence and to a fine not exceeding $15 000 for any subsequent offence under the same provision.

(2) A person who is convicted of a crime referred to in subsection (1)(a) ¾

(a) being a crime ¾

(i) relating only to cannabis; and

(ii) not relating to cannabis resin or any other cannabis derivative or to any prohibited drug or a prohibited plant other than cannabis,

is liable, if sentenced by the District Court or the Supreme Court, to a fine not exceeding $20 000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or both; or

(b) is liable, if sentenced by a summary court, to a fine not exceeding $5 000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years or both.

[Section 34 amended by No. 44 of 1995 s. 12; No. 52 of 2003 s. 31; No. 4 of 2004 s. 58; No. 62 of 2004 s. 6.]