A 10-year sentence for possession of other amounts applies.

The state's drug laws currently require stiff prison terms for possession of even relatively small amounts of drugs.

The 100-to-1 ratio applies to possession of larger amounts, too.

Last year Portugal eliminated jail time for possession of small amounts of any illegal drug.

Many nations have decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana.

The law sets shorter mandatory sentences for possession or sale of smaller amounts.

But few people are prosecuted under Federal law for simple possession of small amounts of drugs.

More than 1,000 may go to jail for possession of relatively small amounts of marijuana.

In June 2011, the state decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana.

Federal law does not address possession of small amounts of marijuana, but in most states it is a misdemeanor offense.