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CategorySummary (Arkansas Statutes)Const. of 1878, amends. %u00a7%u00a7 1-26 (2016). A qualifying patient with a registry identification card may legally possess not more than 2.5 ounces of usable marijuana. Ark. Const. of 1878, amend. %u00a7 3 (2016).Controlled SubstancesIt is illegal to possess a controlled substance. See generallyArk. Code Ann. %u00a7 5-64-419. Penalties vary widely based on substance, amount, and criminal history. Id. For Schedule I and II controlled substances (such as methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine), possession of the smallest listed amount (less than two grams) is a Class D felony. %u00a7 5-64-419(b)(1)%u2013(2). Possession of less than two grams of a Schedule III controlled substance is generally a Class A misdemeanor, and possession of less than twenty-eight grams of a Schedule IV or V controlled substance is also generally a Class A misdemeanor. %u00a7 5-64-419(b)(3)%u2013(4). Possession of fentanyl is a Class C felony. %u00a7 5-64-421(a)(2).It is illegal to deliver or distribute controlled substances. See generallyArk. Code Ann. %u00a7%u00a7 5-64-420 to 5-64-440. Penalties vary based on the type of substance and increase for larger amounts distributed. Id.Delivery of methamphetamine, heroin, or cocaine (1) in the amount of less than two grams is a Class C felony (punishable by three to ten years imprisonment); (2) in the amount of more than two grams but less than ten grams is a Class B felony (punishable by five to twenty years imprisonment); and (3) in the amount of ten grams but less than two hundred grams is a Class Y felony (punishable by ten years to life imprisonment). %u00a7%u00a7 5-64-422(b), 5-4-401(a)(1), 5-4-401(a)(3)%u2013(4). Delivery of less than two grams of a Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substance that is not methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin, or cocaine is a Class C felony, with increased penalties for larger amounts. %u00a7 5-64-426. Delivery of a Schedule III substance less than twenty-eight grams is a Class C felony. %u00a7%u00a7 5-64-430(b), 5-4-401(a)(2). A person who delivers less than two hundred grams of a Schedule IV or Schedule V controlled substance is guilty of a Class D felony. %u00a7 5-64-434. Delivery of fentanyl is a Class Y felony. %u00a7 5-64-421(c)(2). Delivery to minors entails enhanced penalties. %u00a7 5-64-406. Arkansas also has enhanced penalties for certain controlled substance crimes (possession of a controlled substance in violation of Ark. Code Ann. %u00a7 5-64-419 punishable by a Class C felony or greater, and possession with the purpose to deliver, delivery, manufacture, or trafficking of a controlled substance in violation of %u00a7%u00a7 5-64-420 to 5-64-440) that occur within one thousand feet of the real property of a city or state park, elementary or secondary school, college or university, church, or many other locations. %u00a7 5-64-411. Possession of drug paraphernalia is also illegal, and the penalties for a violation vary depending on the purpose of the paraphernalia and the substance it is used for. %u00a7 5-64-443.Alcohol and MinorsIt is illegalfor any person under the age of 21 to purchase or to have in his/her possession any intoxicating liquor, wine, or beer. Ark. Code Ann.%u00a7 3-3-203. Violation by a person aged 18 or older results in a fine of $100%u2013$500, surrender of the person%u2019s driver%u2019s license, and possible %u201cwriting of themes or essays on intoxicating liquors, wine, or beer%u201d or placement on probation. %u00a7 33203. It is unlawful for any person (except for the person's