event, not less, than 40 years AND SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $1,000,000
$100,000 if the person previously has served 3 separate terms of confinement as a
result of 3 separate convictions:

(i) Under subsection (b)(1) or subsection (b)(2) of this section;

(ii) Of conspiracy to violate subsection (b)(1) or subsection (b)(2) of

this section;

(iii) Of an offense under the laws of another state, the District of
Columbia, or the United States that would be a violation of subsection (b)(1) or
subsection (b)(2) of this section if committed in this State; or

(iv) Of any combination of these offenses.

(2) Neither the sentence required under paragraph (1) of this subsection
nor any part of it may be suspended, and the person may not be eligible for parole

except in accordance with Article 31B, § 11 of the Code.

(f) (1) If a person violates subsection (a)(1) of this section and the violation
involves any of the following controlled dangerous substances, in the amounts
indicated, the person is subject to the penalties provided in paragraph (3) of this
subsection upon conviction:

(i) 50 pounds or more of marijuana;

(ii) 448 grams or more of cocaine or 448 grams or more of any
mixture containing a detectable amount of cocaine;

(iii) 50 grams or more of cocaine base, commonly known as "crack";

(iv) 28 grams or more of morphine or opium or any derivative, salt,
isomer, or salt of an isomer of morphine or opium or any mixture containing 28 grams
or more of morphine or opium or any derivative, salt, isomer, or salt of an isomer of
morphine or opium;

(v) 1,000 dosage units of lysergic acid diethylamide or any mixture
containing the equivalent of 1,000 dosage units of lysergic acid diethylamide;

(vi) 16 ounces or more of phencyclidine in liquid form or 448 grams
or more of any mixture containing phencyclidine; or

(vii) 448 grams or more of methamphetamine or any mixture
containing 448 grams or more of methamphetamine.

(2) For purposes of determining the quantity of a controlled dangerous
substance under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the quantity of controlled
dangerous substances involved in individual acts of manufacturing, distribution,
dispensing, or possessing with intent to distribute may be aggregated if each
aggregate act of manufacturing, distribution, dispensing, or possessing with the
intent to distribute occurred within a period of 90 days.