American Samoa § 13.1012 - Narcotic drugs in limited amounts.
Full text of American Samoa American Samoa Code Annotated § 13.1012 — Narcotic drugs in limited amounts., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13.1012. Narcotic drugs in limited amounts.
Controlled substances include material, compound, mixture, or preparation containing limited quantities of any of the following narcotic drugs, or any salts thereof: (1) not more than 1.8 grams of codeine, or any of its salts, per 100 milliliters or not more than 90 milligrams per dosage unit, with an equal or greater quantity of an isoquinoline alkaloid of opium; (2) not more than 1.8 grams of codeine, or any of its salts, per 100 milliliters or not more than 90 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts; (3) not more than 300 milligrams of dihydrocodeinone, or any of its salts, per 100 milliliters or not more than 15 milligrams per dosage unit, with a fourfold or greater quantity of an isoquinoline alkaloid of opium; (4) not more than 300 milligrams of dihydrocodeinone, or any of its salts, per 100 milliliters or not more than 15 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts; (5) not more than 1.8 grams of dihydrocodeine, or any of its salts, per 100 milliliters or not more than 90 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts; (6) not more than 300 milligrams of ethylmorphine, or any of its salts, per 100 milli-liters or not more than 15 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts; (7) not more than 500 milligrams of opium per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams, or not more than 25 milligrams per dosage unit, with one or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts; (8) not more than 50 milligrams of morphine, or any of its salts, per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams with one or more active, non-narcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts.
Source: official American Samoa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13.1012 ("Narcotic drugs in limited amounts.") is part of the American Samoa Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of American Samoa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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