LD1779 • 2025

An Act to Make the Possession of Under 2 Grams of Certain Schedule W Drugs a Class D Crime

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Sponsor: Representative Lydia Crafts
Last action: 2025-05-13
Official status: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act to Make the Possession of Under 2 Grams of Certain Schedule W Drugs a Class D Crime

An Act to Make the Possession of Under 2 Grams of Certain Schedule W Drugs a Class D Crime Sponsor: Representative Lydia Crafts Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Latest committee action: Reported Out; LTW

What This Bill Does

An Act to Make the Possession of Under 2 Grams of Certain Schedule W Drugs a Class D Crime Sponsor: Representative Lydia Crafts Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Latest committee action: Reported Out; LTW

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Bill History

2025-05-13 Senate
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
2025-05-07 Committee
LTW Approved by Chairs; LTW
2025-05-07 Committee
Reported Out; LTW
2025-04-24 House
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-04-24 Committee
Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Make the Possession of Under 2 Grams of Certain Schedule W Drugs a Class D Crime
Sponsor:
Representative Lydia Crafts
Reference committee:
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; LTW

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1779
H.P. 1190 House of Representatives, April 24, 2025
An Act to Make the Possession of Under 2 Grams of Certain
Schedule W Drugs a Class D Crime
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative CRAFTS of Newcastle.
Cosponsored by Representatives: ABDI of Lewiston, HASENFUS of Readfield, LEE of
Auburn, MACIAS of Topsham, Senator: BAILEY of York.

Page 1 - 132LR2175(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1107-A, sub-§1, ¶B, as repealed and replaced by PL 2015,
3 c. 496, §6, is amended to read:
4 B. Except as provided in paragraph B‑1, a schedule W drug and the drug contains:
5 (1) Heroin (diacetylmorphine) and the amount possessed is 2 grams or more than
6 200 milligrams;
7 (2) Cocaine and the amount possessed is 2 grams or more than 2 grams;
8 (3) Cocaine in the form of cocaine base and the amount possessed is 2 grams or
9 more than 2 grams;
10 (4) Oxycodone and the amount possessed is 2 grams or more than 200 milligrams;
11 (5) Hydrocodone and the amount possessed is 2 grams or more than 200
12 milligrams;
13 (6) Hydromorphone and the amount possessed is 2 grams or more than 200
14 milligrams;
15 (7) Methamphetamine and the amount possessed is 2 grams or more than 200
16 milligrams; or
17 (8) Fentanyl powder and the amount possessed is 2 grams or more than 200
18 milligrams.
19 Violation of this paragraph is a Class C crime;
20SUMMARY
21 Current law provides that intentional or knowing possession of certain schedule W
22 drugs is a Class C crime. This bill makes possession of under 2 grams of those schedule
23 W drugs a Class D crime.
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