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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2362 (2026)

Uses of narcotic drugs

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 487, §4 (RPR). PL 1971, c. 621, §6 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 499, §37 (RP).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1968–1982 · leading case: State v. Taplin, 247 A.2d 919 (Me. 1968).
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State v. Taplin, 247 A.2d 919 (Me. 1968). · cites it 7× “6105), both prosecutions purportedly being under 22 M.R.S.A. § 2362. In each case Taplin, in preliminary objection to arraignment and trial upon these indictments charging felonies under the stated statute, by proper written motions, sought ‘appropriate relief’ under Rule 12(a)…”
State v. Allen, 292 A.2d 167 (Me. 1972). · cites it 3× “Following a trial by jury, Allen was convicted on both counts and was given two sentences in the Maine State Prison of not less than two (2) years and not more than four (4) years to be served concurrently. He appeals to this Court for relief, claiming reversible error in the…”
State v. Gellers, 282 A.2d 173 (Me. 1971). · cites it 3× “Seasonably after the return of a verdict of guilty of the crime of unlawful possession of Cannabis Sativa L, 22 M.R.S.A. § 2362, the defendant has appealed from the judgment entered thereon.”
State v. Alley, 263 A.2d 66 (Me. 1970). “The proscription appears in 22 M.R.S.A. § 2362, which reads: “It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, possess, have under his control, sell, prescribe, administer, dispense or compound any narcotic drug, except as authorized in this chapter.”
State v. Lambert, 363 A.2d 707 (Me. 1976). “§ 2210), narcotics (22 M.R.S.A. § 2362), cannabis (22 M.R.S.A.”
State v. Mansir, 440 A.2d 6 (Me. 1982). “In 1972 we considered and expressly rejected the procuring agent defense in a prosecution for sale of narcotics under 22 M.R.S.A. § 2362 (1965), a predecessor of the current statute.”
United States v. Coles, 302 F. Supp. 99 (D. Me. 1969). “§ 7 and § 13 (1964) and 22 M.R.S.A. § 2362 (1964). It is undisputed that Anderson was not acting pursuant to an arrest warrant, and it has been stipulated that no search warrant was obtained.”
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