Opinion ID: 596393
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Heading: The Section 846 Distribution Conspiracy

Text: 61 In this litigation, Reed also was charged and convicted of conspiracy to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. If we had upheld the CCE conviction, we would have been compelled under Jones to merge the section 846 charge into the CCE conviction and to vacate the section 846 conviction and sentence. Jones, 918 F.2d at 910; Brantley, 733 F.2d at 1436. Because we already have vacated the CCE conviction, we leave the 846 conviction and sentence intact. 62 We reiterate that the conspiracy to distribute conviction does not present a double jeopardy problem vis a vis Reed's prior conviction for conspiracy to import. A single narcotics conspiracy or agreement may constitute the separate offenses of conspiracy to import marijuana and conspiracy to distribute marijuana without violating the Double Jeopardy Clause. Albernaz, 450 U.S. at 339-44, 101 S.Ct. at 1142-45; Boldin, 772 F.2d at 726-27. Therefore we need not disturb the conspiracy to distribute conviction on double jeopardy grounds.