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MAINE LAWMAKERS VOTE TO GUT DRUG DECRIMINALIZATION BILL AND ESTABLISH A TASK
FORCE TO STUDY REFORM INSTEAD

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Kyle Jaeger

Maine lawmakers have gutted a bill to decriminalize drug possession and invest
in treatment resources, amending it in committee to simply create a task force
to study the proposed reform.

The legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee unanimously voted to
replace the original measure from Rep. Lydia Crafts (D) on Thursday.

As introduced, the measure would have repealed statutes criminalizing possession
of Schedule W, X, Y and Z drugs and paraphernalia under state code. It also
would have established a Substance Use, Health and Safety Fund under the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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The legislature would have needed to annually appropriate funds for the
department to make investments to “increase voluntary access to community care
for persons who need services related to substance use.”

But during a work session, members of the committee moved to strike those
provisions, replacing it with the task force language instead.



“I would just like to say that I continue to stand very firmly behind my initial
proposal, and I think that it’s important that the work we’re doing as a state
continues to be framed through a public health lens,” Crafts said. “I believe
that this work is not finished through this task force, and there will be more
to do in the future.”

The revised legislation as described in committee would create a panel
consisting of experts and legislative appointees, including people with
backgrounds in public health and safety, substance misuse treatment and law
enforcement.



The task force would be responsible for reviewing decriminalization policies in
other jurisdictions, scholarly research on the impact of the reform, possible
implications for drug courts, the outcomes of diverse programs for people with
substance misuse disorders and more. A report with findings would be due by
November 6, 2024.

“We are firmly committed to making a difference for the people who are affected
by this,” another member said at Thursday’s hearing. “I hope that many of us
will be back. We are committed to making a difference. I know these are small
steps, and I know we wanted to do a lot more, but the commitment is there.”

Even if the original legislation had advanced through committee, it would have
faced major obstacles on the path forward, with Gov. Janet Mills (D) and the GOP
Senate leader voicing opposition to enacting decriminalization.

While Democrats control both chambers of the legislature and the governor’s
office, an earlier drug decriminalization bill was rejected by the Senate in
2021 after narrowly passing the House.



This is the second piece of drug policy reform legislation to get significantly
watered down in the Maine legislature this month.

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Another committee voted recently to replace the language of a bill that
initially would have legalized psilocybin and provided regulated access for
adult with a measure that would establish a commission tasked with studying and
making recommendations on regulating access to psychedelic services.



Lat week, the Judiciary Committee approved a bill to let people apply to have
their marijuana conviction records sealed, but defeated separate legislation to
make the relief automatic.

Lawmakers in January also rejected a bill that would have fully removed
marijuana from the state’s criminal code, including a repeal of mandatory
minimum sentences for certain activities involving unlawful amounts of cannabis.
It also would have required automatic expungements of prior marijuana
convictions.

At the same time, Maine’s legal cannabis market has seen record-breaking sales
in recent months, and the governor signed into law a bill last year to provide
tax relief for the state marijuana industry.

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