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21 USC Sec. 846 01/22/02

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TITLE 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 13 - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER I - CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT
Part D - Offenses and Penalties

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Sec. 846. Attempt and conspiracy

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Any person who attempts or conspires to commit any offense defined in this subchapter shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy.

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(Pub. L. 91-513, title II, Sec. 406, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1265; Pub. L. 100-690, title VI, Sec. 6470(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4377.)

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AMENDMENTS

1988 - Pub. L. 100-690 substituted ''shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense'' for ''is punishable by imprisonment or fine or both which may not exceed the maximum punishment prescribed for the offense''.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 18 sections 36, 3553.

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