Prohibited act under § 841(a)(1): manufacture, distribute, or dispense

OR · 21usc841:act

Branches into `act.manufacture`, `act.distribute`, and `act.dispense` (or the possession-with-intent alternative via `possession` + `intent-to-distribute`).

Exact element source

to manufacture, distribute, or dispense
Source: docroot/ir/usc/title21.jsonl#title21_sec841; Unicode character offsets [151:190] (end exclusive); SHA-256 ebaba73bf6e21a591f44bf851f24a052a5687813c505030cd9483e17753e9420.

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interpretation

Under the Controlled Substances Act, it is "unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally ... to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a controlled substance.” 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). This wording tracks the relevant parts of the guidelines definition for “drug trafficking offense.”

/f3d/767/0453-01 — United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014

Under the Controlled Substances Act, it is "unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally ... to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a controlled substance.” 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). This wording tracks the relevant parts of the guidelines definition for “drug trafficking offense.”
Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f3d_767.jsonl#/f3d/767/0453-01; Unicode character offsets [18669:19020] (end exclusive); SHA-256 7bf3b1d827eec8d7df6358d4749a34a273906690b6835d5cd27a842407c6624d.

Branches into `act.manufacture`, `act.distribute`, and `act.dispense` (or the possession-with-intent alternative via `possession` + `intent-to-distribute`).