2018 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE
Subtitle 2: HEALTH
Part 5: FOODS AND DRUGS
Chapter 558: MARIJUANA, SCHEDULED DRUGS, IMITATION SCHEDULED DRUGS AND HYPODERMIC APPARATUSES
22 §2383. Possession

§2383. Possession

1. Marijuana.

[ IB 2015, c. 5, §2 (RP) .]

1-A. Marijuana possession by a person under 21 years of age. Except for possession of marijuana for medical use pursuant to chapter 558-C, a person who is under 21 years of age may not possess marijuana. A person who is under 21 years of age who possesses a usable amount of marijuana commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $350 and not more than $600 must be adjudged for possession of up to 1 1/4 ounces of marijuana and a fine of not less than $700 and not more than $1,000 must be adjudged for possession of over 1 1/4 ounces to 2 1/2 ounces of marijuana, none of which may be suspended. For the purposes of this section, marijuana has the same meaning as in Title 17-A, section 1101, subsection 1.

[ 2017, c. 377, §3 (AMD) .]

2. Butyl nitrite and isobutyl nitrite. A person who possesses a usable amount of butyl nitrite or isobutyl nitrite commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $200 may be adjudged.

[ 2003, c. 452, Pt. K, §18 (AMD); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2 (AFF) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1969, c. 443, §7 (NEW). 1969, c. 568, (AMD). 1971, c. 472, §2 (AMD). 1971, c. 622, §§75-A (AMD). 1973, c. 502, (AMD). 1973, c. 546, (AMD). 1975, c. 499, §51 (RPR). 1987, c. 747, §3 (RPR). 1989, c. 344, §3 (AMD). IB 1999, c. 1, §6 (AMD). 2003, c. 452, §K18 (AMD). 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF). 2005, c. 386, §DD3 (AMD). IB 2009, c. 1, §3 (AMD). 2009, c. 67, §3 (AMD). 2009, c. 652, Pt. B, §6 (AMD). IB 2015, c. 5, §2 (AMD). 2017, c. 1, §20 (AMD). 2017, c. 377, §3 (AMD).