CHAPTER 481
H.P. 749 - L.D. 1026
An Act to Reduce the Presumptive Amount for Trafficking in Marijuana from 2 Pounds to One Pound
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1101, sub-§17, ¶D, as amended by PL 1977, c. 647, §1, is further amended to read:
D. To possess with the intent to do any act mentioned in paragraph C, except that possession of 2 pounds or less of marijuana with such intent shall be deemed furnishing.
Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §1103, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 1989, c. 850, §3, is further amended to read:
B. A Class C crime if the drug is a schedule X drug, if it is marijuana in a quantity of more than 2 pounds one pound or if it is marijuana and the person grows or cultivates 100 or more plants; or
Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §1103, sub-§3, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 924, §8, is amended to read:
A. More than 2 pounds one pound of marijuana;
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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