### Question
Can you define what State means?


### Answer
**State** is defined as the following in *21 U.S.C. § 889*:

> each of the fifty States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

#### Citation:
  - *21 U.S.C. § 889*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 13-DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER I-CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT > Part E-Administrative and Enforcement Provisions**

