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Maine Revised Statutes Title 37-B. Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management § 457. Wrongful possession of controlled substance

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

1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

A. “Controlled substance” means:

(1) Opium, heroin, cocaine, amphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, methamphetamine, phencyclidine, barbituric acid, cannabis and any compound or derivative of any such substance;

(2) Any substance not specified in subparagraph (1) that is listed on a schedule of controlled substances prescribed by the President of the United States for the purposes of the Uniform Code of Military Justice; and

(3) Any other substance not specified in subparagraph (1) or contained on a list prescribed by the President of the United States under subparagraph (2) that is listed in schedules I to V of Section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act, 21 United States Code, Section 812.

2. Prohibition. Any person subject to this Code who wrongfully uses, possesses, manufactures, distributes, imports into the customs territory of the United States, exports from the United States, or introduces into an installation, vessel, vehicle or aircraft used by or under the control of the state military forces a controlled substance described in subsection 1, must be punished as a court-martial may direct.

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