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Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A. Maine Criminal Code § 1117. Cultivating marijuana

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. Except as provided in subsection 4, a person is guilty of cultivating marijuana if:

A. The person intentionally or knowingly grows or cultivates marijuana. Violation of this paragraph is a Class E crime; or

B. The person violates paragraph A and the number of marijuana plants is:

(1) Five hundred or more. Violation of this subparagraph is a Class B crime;

(2) One hundred or more but fewer than 500. Violation of this subparagraph is a Class C crime;

(3) More than 5 but fewer than 100. Violation of this subparagraph is a Class D crime; or

(4) Five or fewer. Violation of this subparagraph is a Class E crime.

2. Repealed. Laws 2001, c. 383, § 148, eff. Jan. 31, 2003.

3. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the substance cultivated or grown is hemp.

4. A person is not guilty of cultivating marijuana if the conduct is expressly authorized by Title 22, chapter 558-C  1 or Title 28-B.

1 22 M.R.S.A. § 2421 et seq.
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