| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1101, sub-§4-A is enacted to read: |
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| | 4-A. "Methamphetamine precursor drug" means: |
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| A.__Any drugs or products that contain in the aggregate a | quantity of 9 grams or more of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or | phenylpropanolamine or their salts, isomers or salts of | isomers, either alone or in combination with other | ingredients, in dry or solid nonliquid form; and |
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| B. Any drugs or products that contain in the aggregate a | quantity of 9 grams or more of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or | phenylpropanolamine or their salts, isomers or salts of | isomers, either alone or in combination with other | ingredients, in liquid, liquid-filled capsule or glycerin | matrix form if such products are designated as | methamphetamine precursor drugs by rule adopted by the | Department of Public Safety pursuant to Title 32, section | 13795, subsection 5, paragraph A. |
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| | Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §1102, sub-§4, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 747, §2, | is amended to read: |
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| D. Butyl nitrite or isobutyl nitrite.; and |
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| | Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §1102, sub-§4, ¶E is enacted to read: |
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| E.__A methamphetamine precursor drug. |
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| | Sec. 4. 17-A MRSA §1107-A, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 61, §7, | is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | 3.__It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this | section that: |
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| A.__The substance possessed is industrial hemp; or |
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| B.__That the substance possessed is a methamphetamine | precursor drug and was possessed by the defendant for a | legitimate medical purpose. |
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| | Sec. 5. 22 MRSA c. 556 is enacted to read: |
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| §2351. Maine Meth Watch Program |
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