An Act To Establish Fees under the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0480
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: SANDERSON, HAMPER, FARNSWORTH, GATTINE, HARVELL, MALABY, PETERSON, SIROCKI, WILSON, PLUMMER
Amends: 22 MRSA §2423-A, 22 MRSA §2424, 22 MRSA §2425, 22 MRSA §2428

Legislative Document 
No. 480 
H.P. 330 
House of Representatives, February 14, 2013 
An Act To Establish Fees under the Maine Medical Use of 
Marijuana Act 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative SANDERSON of Chelsea. 
Cosponsored by Senator HAMPER of Oxford and 
Representatives: FARNSWORTH of Portland, GATTINE of Westbrook, HARVELL of 
Farmington, MALABY of Hancock, PETERSON of Rumford, SIROCKI of Scarborough, 
WILSON of Augusta, Senator: PLUMMER of Cumberland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §2423-A, sub-§2, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 631, §21 and 
affected by §51, is amended to read: 
C.  Assist no more than 5 patients at any one time with their medical use of 
marijuana.  If a qualifying patient revokes the designation of a registered primary 
caregiver to cultivate for the patient, the registered primary caregiver may substitute a 
new qualifying patient for the former qualifying patient without payment of an 
additional fee, as provided in subsection 3, paragraph C; 
Sec. 2.  22 MRSA §2424, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2011, c. 407, Pt. B, §22, is 
further amended to read: 
3.  Registry identification cards.  The department shall adopt rules governing the 
manner in which it considers applications for and renewals of registry identification cards 
for registered patients, registered caregivers, principal officers, board members and 
employees of dispensaries and staff of hospice providers and nursing facilities designated 
as primary caregivers.  The department's rules must establish application and renewal fees 
that generate revenues sufficient to offset all expenses of implementing and administering 
this chapter.  If during a fiscal year program revenues exceed program expenses, the 
department shall lower fees for registry identification cards for the following fiscal year 
so that program revenues do not exceed the expenses of the prior fiscal year by more than 
10%.  The department may establish a sliding scale of application and renewal fees based 
upon a registered patient's family income and status as a veteran of the Armed Forces of 
the United States.  The department may accept donations from private sources in order to 
reduce the application and renewal fees.  Fees set by the department for registry 
identification cards must meet the requirements of this subsection. 
A.  There is no annual fee for a registered patient. 
B.  There is no annual fee for a registered primary caregiver who does not cultivate 
marijuana for a qualifying patient. 
C.  There is no fee for a qualifying patient who is substituted for a previous 
qualifying patient under section 2423-A, subsection 2, paragraph C. 
D.  The annual fee for a registered primary caregiver who is designated to cultivate 
marijuana for a patient must be no less than $50 and no more than $300 per patient 
who has designated the registered primary caregiver.  The annual fee for a registered 
primary caregiver must be accompanied by a check for $31 payable to the Treasurer 
of State to cover the cost of obtaining criminal history record information about the 
primary caregiver. 
E.  The annual fee for a registered dispensary is governed by section 2428, subsection 
2. 
Sec. 3.  22 MRSA §2425, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by IB 2009, c. 1, §5, is 
repealed. 
Sec. 4.  22 MRSA §2428, sub-§2, ¶A, as amended by PL 2009, c. 631, §42 and 
affected by §51, is further amended to read: 
A.  The department shall register a dispensary and issue a registration certificate or 
renewal of the registration certificate within 30 days to any person or entity that 
provides: 
(1)  An annual fee paid to the department as set by rule, in an amount not less 
than $5,000 and not more than $15,000; 
(2)  The legal name of the dispensary, evidence of incorporation under Title 13-B 
and evidence that the corporation is in good standing with the Secretary of State; 
(3)  The physical address of the dispensary and the physical address of a 
maximum of one additional location, if any, where marijuana will be cultivated 
for patients who have designated the dispensary to cultivate for them.  If a 
registered dispensary changes the physical location of the dispensary or the 
location at which it cultivates marijuana, the dispensary shall notify the 
department on a location change form provided by the department, obtain a new 
registration certificate from the department and pay a change fee of $500; 
(4)  The name, address and date of birth of each principal officer and board 
member of the dispensary; and 
(5) The name, address and date of birth of any person who is employed by the 
dispensary. 
Sec. 5.  22 MRSA §2428, sub-§2, ¶C, as amended by PL 2009, c. 631, §42 and 
affected by §51, is further amended to read: 
C.  The department shall issue each principal officer, board member and employee of 
a dispensary a registry identification card within 10 days of receipt of the person's 
name, address and date of birth under paragraph A and  a  an annual fee in an amount 
established by the department of $25 for each principal officer, board member or 
employee.  The annual fee submitted under this paragraph must be accompanied by a 
check for $31 payable to the Treasurer of State to cover the cost of obtaining criminal 
history record information about the principal officer, board member or employee.  
Each card must specify that the cardholder is a principal officer, board member or 
employee of a dispensary and must contain:  
(1)  The name, address and date of birth of the principal officer, board member or 
employee; 
(2)  The legal name of the dispensary with which the principal officer, board 
member or employee is affiliated; 
(3)  A random identification number that is unique to the cardholder; 
(4)  The date of issuance and expiration date of the registry identification card; 
and 
(5)  A photograph if required by the department. 
SUMMARY 
This bill sets fees and the range of fees in the Maine medical marijuana program, 
provides for payment of the cost of obtaining criminal history record information about 
certain registered primary caregivers and principal officers, board members and 
employees of registered dispensaries and lowers fees for a fiscal year if the fees paid in 
the prior year exceed program expenses for that year.