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Maine Cocaine Laws<\/h1>\n
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\n By Samuel Strom, J.D.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by FindLaw Staff<\/a>\n | Last reviewed\n
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Cocaine carries severe criminal penalties in Maine because of its potential for abuse and dependence. Law enforcement targets the use, possession, or selling of cocaine. The Maine Drug Data Hub<\/a> reports that 223 people in the state died due to cocaine overdoses in 2023. 192 people died in 2023 due to overdoses involving a mixture of cocaine and fentanyl.<\/p>\r\n

This article provides a chart containing Maine’s laws regarding cocaine-related offenses. Below the chart is a large list of helpful resources related to Maine’s drug laws.<\/p>\r\n

Drug Classifications in Maine<\/b><\/h2>\r\n

The federal government and most states use a schedule system to classify drugs<\/a>. The federal government classifies controlled substances into one of five schedules. Criminal penalties for the possession, manufacture, or sale of a Schedule I substance are more severe than those for a Schedule II or lower-classified drug.<\/p>\r\n

Maine is unique in the way it classifies illegal drugs. Maine has a schedule of W-Z<\/a>. Examples of drugs in each schedule<\/a> are as follows:<\/p>\r\n