A person commits an offense if they possess a dangerous drug for the purpose of ______ the drug.

• A. Selling
• B. Using
• C. Hoarding
• D. Delivering

Answer: (A)

The key idea is that criminal liability for possession of a dangerous drug often depends on the accompanying intent. The offense described requires not just having the drug, but having a specific purpose behind that possession: to sell it. When someone possesses a dangerous drug with the intent to distribute or sell to others, that combination of act and intent creates a charge separate from simple possession. If the person’s intent were to use the drug themselves, or to hoard it, or to deliver it, the statute would point to a different prohibited purpose, but the item as written targets selling. So the best choice is selling because it directly matches the required intent that makes possession criminal in this context.