Is a person who conspires to distribute a controlled substance subject to the same penalties as those prescribed under section 846(a)(1) of the Criminal Code?

^2. 21 U.S.C. 846 provides that "[a]ny person who attempts or conspires to commit any offense defined in this subchapter shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy." 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), in turn, makes it unlawful "for any person knowingly or intentionally . . . to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a controlled substance . . . ." See United States v. O'Brien, 52 F.3d 277, 278 (9th Cir. 1995) ("The language of section 846 is clear. A person who conspires to distribute a controlled substance described by section 841(a)(1) is subject to the same penalties prescribed for a section 841(a) offense.").