An Act To Make Certain Synthetic Cannabinoids Illegal
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1101, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
1-A. "HU-210" is the synthetic cannabinoid [(6aR,10aR)-9-(hydroxymethyl)-6,6-dimethyl-3-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)-6a,7,10,10a-tetrahydrobenzo[c] chromen-1-ol].
Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §1101, sub-§1-B is enacted to read:
1-B. "HU-211" is the synthetic cannabinoid (dexanabinol, (6aS,10aS)-9-(hydroxymethyl)-6,6-dimethyl-3-(2-methyloctan-2-yl)-6a,7,10,10a-tetrahydrobenzo[c]chromen-1-ol).
Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §1101, sub-§3-A is enacted to read:
3-A. "JWH-018" is the synthetic cannabinoid 1-Pentyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole.
Sec. 4. 17-A MRSA §1101, sub-§3-B is enacted to read:
3-B. "JWH-073" is the synthetic cannabinoid 1-Butyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole.
Sec. 5. 17-A MRSA §1102, sub-§4, ¶D, as amended by PL 2005, c. 430, §2 and affected by §10, is further amended to read:
D. Butyl nitrite or isobutyl nitrite; and
Sec. 6. 17-A MRSA §1102, sub-§4, ¶E, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 430, §3 and affected by §10, is amended to read:
E. A methamphetamine precursor drug . ; and
Sec. 7. 17-A MRSA §1102, sub-§4, ¶F is enacted to read:
F. JWH-018, JWH-073, HU-210 and HU-211.
summary
This bill makes the synthetic cannabinoids JWH-018, JWH-073, HU-210 and HU-211 schedule Z drugs, the possession of which is a Class E crime.