What is the difference between possession with intent to distribute and possession of a drug?
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Chaidez, 916 F.2d 563 (9th Cir. 1990):
Chaidez argues that we should part company with our sister circuits. He contends that because one can conspire to possess a drug with intent to distribute without actually distributing or even possessing the drug, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute does not "involv[e] ... distribution," as required by section 924(c)(2). However, we have rejected this very rationale in the context of a defendant's attempt to distinguish between possession with intent to distribute and distribution. See United States v. Contreras, 895 F.2d 1241, 1244 (9th Cir.1990). We stated:
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