‘Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1106, sub-§3, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 924, §12, is amended to read:
A. More than 1 1/4 2 1/2 ounces of marijuana;’
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First Regular Session - 124th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number H-42
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Amend the bill by inserting after the enacting clause and before section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1106, sub-§3, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 924, §12, is amended to read:
Amend the bill in section 1 in paragraph F in subparagraph (1) in the first line (page 1, line 6 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " 4" and inserting the following: ' 2 1/2'
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §2383, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2005, c. 386, Pt. DD, §3, is further amended to read:
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
summary
This amendment makes it a civil violation to possess up to 2 1/2 ounces of marijuana. The fines for possession of up to 1 1/4 ounces do not change, and fines for possession of up to 2 1/2 ounces must be not less than $700 and not more than $1,000. The amendment repeals penalties for prior civil violations, since the new fines are up to the same amount. The amendment also changes the permissible inference that a person is unlawfully furnishing marijuana by raising the amount from more than 1 1/4 ounces to more than 2 1/2 ounces to be consistent with the new criminal offense of possession of more than 2 1/2 ounces of marijuana.