An Act To Authorize Certain Off-premises Sales of Adult Use Marijuana
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1927
Committee Amendment CA_A_H965 (House)
Amends: 28-B MRSA §504-A, 28-B MRSA §505

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "ff" to H.P. 1434, L.D. 1927, "An Act To Authorize 
Certain Off-premises Sales of Adult Use Marijuana" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Authorize Certain Off-premises Sales of Adult Use Marijuana Products' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 28-B MRSA §504-A is enacted to read: 
§504-A. Off-premises sales 
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the department may issue a 
permit to a marijuana store to sell adult use marijuana products at a specified event located 
outside the licensed premises in accordance with the requirements of this section. 
Transportation of adult use marijuana products between the licensed premises and the 
specified event is subject to the requirements of section 505. A marijuana store authorized 
to sell adult use marijuana products under this section is subject to the provisions of section 
504. 
1. Permit application. At least 30 days prior to a specified event, a marijuana store 
seeking to sell adult use marijuana products at the specified event shall submit a permit 
application to the department. The application must include: 
A. Proof of approval from the municipality in which the specified event is located as 
described in subsection 2 to sell adult use marijuana products at the specified event; 
B. 
A description of the specified event and the name and description of the 
organization sponsoring the event; and 
C. If the specified event is being held on private property, the written permission of 
the property owner for the marijuana store licensee to sell adult use marijuana products 
on the property. 
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2. Municipal approval. Proof of municipal approval required under subsection 1, 
paragraph A must be in a form approved by the legislative body of the municipality in 
which the specified event is located. A marijuana store applying for municipal approval to 
sell adult use marijuana products at a specified event must submit a request to the legislative 
body of the municipality and include in the request the following information: 
A. The location of the specified event; 
B. The name of the organization sponsoring the specified event; 
C. A description of the adult use marijuana products the marijuana store intends to sell 
at the specified event; and 
D. The dates during which the specified event will take place and the dates during the 
specified event that the marijuana store intends to sell adult use marijuana products at 
the specified event. 
3. Limitations on off-premises sales. A marijuana store issued a permit under this 
section may sell adult use marijuana products at a specified event only as authorized under 
the permit. A permit issued by the department under this section for a specified event may 
not authorize: 
A. Sales at the specified event for a period greater than the duration of the event; 
B. Sales anywhere other than the specified event; 
C. The consumption of adult use marijuana products at the location of sale at the 
specified event; or 
D. Sales of adult use marijuana products that are consumed by smoking. For the 
plllJ)oses of this paragraph, "smoking" has the same meaning as in Title 22, section 
1541, subsection 6. 
4. Conditions. Sales of adult use marijuana products under a permit issued under this 
section are subject to the following conditions. 
A. A marijuana store authorized to sell adult use marijuana products at a specified 
event held outdoors shall transact all sales in a tent or similar structure with a single 
point of entry that requires entry into the tent or structure in order to view or purchase 
adult use marijuana products. 
B. A marijuana store may not allow a person under 21 years of age to enter a tent or 
structure in which sales are conducted and shall verify that a person entering the tent 
or structure is at least 21 years of age in the same manner as required under section 
504, subsection 4. 
C. A marijuana store shall provide signs notifying customers that adult use marijuana 
products may not be consumed at the location of sale at the specified event. 
D. A marijuana store shall ensure that all adult use marijuana products are secured 
when not under the direct control and supervision of the licensee or an employee of the 
licensee. 
E. A marijuana store shall record all sales conducted at the specified event using a 
video recording device in a manner that captures, to the extent practicable, only the 
individual making the purchase. The recording must be retained by the marijuana store 
in a manner prescribed by the department by rule. 
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5. Guidance. The department shall develop guidance documents to assist marijuana 
stores in applying for and complying with permits under this section and lawfully engaging 
in the off-premises sale of adult use marijuana products. 
6. Rulemaking. The department shall adopt rules to administer this section, including 
but not limited to rules that separately apply to indoor specified events and outdoor 
specified events and rules regarding the process by which a marijuana store may apply for 
a permit under subsection 1. The department may by rule set an application fee for a permit 
under this section of not more than $200. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are 
routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
Sec. 2. 28-B MRSA §505, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6, is amended by 
enacting a new 2nd paragraph to read: 
A marijuana store and its employees may transport adult use marijuana products 
between the licensed premises of the marijuana store and the location at which the 
marijuana store is authorized to sell adult use marijuana products under a permit issued 
under section 504-A. 
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Adult Use Marijuana Regulatory Coordination Fund Z264 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funding for anticipated overtime expenses. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Adult Use Marijuana Regulatory Coordination Fund Z264 
2021-22 
$0 
$0 
2022-23 
$53,748 
$53,748 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for the cost of updating the licensing system. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Adult Use Marijuana Regulatory Coordination Fund Z264 
2021-22 
$0 
$0 
2022-23 
$13,000 
$13,000 
Initiative: Provides funding for one Field Investigator position and one Office Specialist I 
position and associated All Other costs. 
GENERAL FUND 
2021-22 
2022-23 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000 
2.000 
Personal Services 
$0 
$158,666 
All Other 
$0 
$20,331 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0 
$178,997 
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ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL 
SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2021-22 
$0 
$0 
2022-23 
$245,745 
$245,745 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and describes contents of an application a marijuana 
store is required to submit to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to 
obtain a permit to sell adult use marijuana products at a specified event located outside the 
licensed premises of the marijuana store. It requires that a permit application be submitted 
at least 3 0 days prior to the specified event and include proof of municipal approval. The 
amendment specifies the conditions for sales at specified events and requires that all sales 
of adult use marijuana products be recorded using a video recording device. Finally, the 
amendment provides that adult use marijuana products consumed by smoking may not be 
sold under a specified event permit. 
The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/01/22 .::tPae 
LD 1927 
LR2301(02) 
An Act To Authorize Certain Off-premises Sales of Adult Use Marijuana 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment #cH-1 b ~) 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2021-22 
FY2022-23 
$0 
$245,745 
$0 
$245,745 
Projections 
FY2023-24 
$238,300 
$238,300 
Projections 
FY 2024-25 
$244,047 
$244,047 
This bill authorizes the Office of Marijuana Policy (OMP) within the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services to issue permits to marijuana store licensees for the off-premises sale of adult-use marijuana or adult-use 
marijuana products at specific events and under certain conditions. The bill includes ongoing General Fund 
appropriations of $232,745 beginning in fiscal year 2022-23 for one Field Investigator position, one Office Specialist I 
position, overtime and other related costs for the additional compliance and permitting. The bill also includes a one-
time General Fund appropriation of $13,000 for the cost of updating the license database system. 
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