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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1366H.P. 889 House of Representatives, April 1, 2025
An Act to Amend Certain Provisions of the Drug Laws Related to
Cocaine Base
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 28, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MILLIKEN of Blue Hill.
Cosponsored by Representative: LOOKNER of Portland. Page 1 - 132LR2001(01)
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2 as amended by PL 2015, c. 308, §1, is
3 further amended by amending subparagraph (1) to read:
4 (1) Cocaine and the quantity possessed is more than 14 grams; or
5 as amended by PL 2015, c. 308, §1, is
6 further amended by repealing subparagraph (2).
7 as enacted by PL 2015, c. 485, §3, is
8 amended to read:
9 C. At the time of the offense, the person illegally imports cocaine in a quantity of 112
10 grams or more or cocaine in the form of cocaine base in a quantity of 32 grams or more.
11 Violation of this paragraph is a Class A crime;
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13 This bill eliminates possession of cocaine in the form of cocaine base in a quantity of
14 more than 4 grams from the list of schedule W drugs for which a person who has prior
15 convictions for drug crimes may be charged with the Class B crime of unlawful possession
16 of scheduled drugs.
17 The bill amends the provision of law that establishes a Class A crime for aggravated
18 illegal importation of cocaine by removing language that allows a person to be charged
19 under this provision for importation of cocaine in the form of cocaine base in a quantity of
20 32 grams or more.
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