An Act To Increase Patient Safety in Maine's Medical Marijuana Program
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0726
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: SAVIELLO, BRAKEY, HASKELL
Amends: 22 MRSA §2423-A, 22 MRSA §2424, 22 MRSA §2425, 22 MRSA §2430

Legislative Document 
No. 726 
S.P. 256 
In Senate, March 5, 2015 
An Act To Increase Patient Safety in Maine's Medical Marijuana 
Program 
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator SAVIELLO of Franklin. 
Cosponsored by Senators: BRAKEY of Androscoggin, HASKELL of Cumberland. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  22 MRSA §2423-A, sub-§2, ¶K, as reallocated by RR 2013, c. 1, §40, is 
amended to read: 
K.  For the purpose of disposing of excess prepared marijuana, transfer prepared 
marijuana to a registered dispensary for reasonable compensation.  The transfer of 
prepared marijuana by a primary caregiver to one or more dispensaries under this 
paragraph is limited to a registered primary caregiver.  A registered primary caregiver 
may not transfer more than 2 5 pounds of excess prepared marijuana for reasonable 
compensation under this paragraph in a calendar year.  A primary caregiver who 
transfers prepared marijuana pursuant to this paragraph does not by virtue of only that 
transfer qualify as a member of a collective. 
Sec. 2.  22 MRSA §2423-A, sub-§10 is enacted to read: 
10.  Inspection.  A primary caregiver's cultivation facility is subject to reasonable 
inspection by the department.  The department may enter the cultivation facility at any 
time, without notice, to carry out an inspection under this subsection. 
Sec. 3.  22 MRSA §2424, sub-§4 is enacted to read: 
4.  Rules.  The department shall adopt routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A governing the manner in which it considers applications for 
and renewals of the registry identification card for a primary caregiver, including rules 
governing: 
A.  The form and content of an application or a renewal application; 
B.  Minimum oversight requirements for a primary caregiver's cultivation facility; 
C.  Minimum record-keeping requirements for a primary caregiver, including 
recording the disposal of marijuana that is not distributed by the primary caregiver to 
a qualifying patient who has designated the primary caregiver to cultivate for that 
patient; 
D.  Minimum security requirements for a primary caregiver's cultivation facility; and 
E.  Procedures for suspending or terminating the registry identification card of a 
primary caregiver who violates the provisions of this chapter or the rules adopted 
pursuant to this subsection. 
Sec. 4.  22 MRSA §2425, sub-§8, ¶L, as corrected by RR 2013, c. 2, §33, is 
amended to read: 
L.  Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection to the contrary, the department 
shall comply with Title 36, section 175.  Information provided by the department 
pursuant to this paragraph may be used by the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue Services only for the administration and 
enforcement of taxes imposed under Title 36 and the license issuance and renewal 
provisions of Title 36, section 175. 
Sec. 5.  22 MRSA §2430, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 631, §45 and affected 
by §51, is amended to read: 
3.  Uses of the fund.  The fund may be used for expenses of the department to 
administer this chapter, as allocated by the Legislature, including, but not limited to, 
enforcement primarily for public health and safety such as inspection of the cultivation 
facilities of primary caregivers and registered dispensaries, the examination and 
investigation of the inventory of excess marijuana and complaint investigation. 
SUMMARY 
This bill amends the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act in the following ways: 
1.  It increases the amount of excess prepared marijuana a registered primary 
caregiver may transfer for reasonable compensation in a calendar year from 2 pounds to 5 
pounds; 
2.  It specifies that, like registered dispensaries, a primary caregiver's cultivation 
facility is subject to reasonable inspection by the Department of Health and Human 
Services at any time, without prior notice; 
3. It requires the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt routine 
technical rules governing the manner in which the department considers an application 
for and a renewal of a registry identification card for a primary caregiver; 
4.  It clarifies that the information provided by the Department of Health and Human 
Services to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue 
Services may be used by the bureau to determine whether an applicant for a license or 
renewal of a license as a registered dispensary has complied with the tax laws; and 
5.  It specifies that the Medical Use of Marijuana Fund may be used by the 
Department of Health and Human Services for enforcement purposes that are primarily 
for the protection of public health and safety and for investigations.