An Act To Permit Limited Delivery of Adult Use Marijuana
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1827
Committee Amendment CA_A_H961 (House)
Amends: 28-B MRSA §504, 28-B MRSA §505

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 1360, L.D. 1827, "An Act To Permit 
Limited Delivery of Adult Use Marijuana" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Permit Curbside Pickup and Limited Delivery of Adult Use Marijuana' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 28-B MRSA §504, sub-§2, 1C, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6, 
is amended to read: 
C. Sell adult use marijuana, adult use marijuana products or marijuana plants using: 
(1) An automated dispensing or vending machine; 
(2) A drive-through sales window, except as provided by subsection 10; 
(3) An Internet-based sales platform; or 
(4) A delivery service, except as provided by subsection 9; or 
Sec. 2. 28-B MRSA §504, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6, is 
amended to read: 
4. Verification of purchaser's age. A person must be 21 years of age or older to 
make a purchase m from a marijuana store. A marijuana store may not sell any item to a 
person under 21 years of age. 
A. Prior to initiating a sale in a marijuana store, an employee of the marijuana store 
licensee shall verify that the purchaser has a valid government-issued photographic 
identification card, or other acceptable photographic identification, demonstrating that 
the purchaser is 21 years of age or older. 
A-1. Prior to concluding a sale by delivery under subsection 9 or curbside pickup under 
subsection 10, an employee of the marijuana store licensee shall verify that the 
purchaser has a valid government-issued photographic identification card, or other 
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acceptable photographic identification, demonstrating that the purchaser is 21 years of 
age or older. 
B. The department shall by rule determine the forms of photographic identification 
that a marijuana store licensee may accept when verifying a purchaser's age. 
Sec. 3. 28-B MRSA §504, sub-§9 is enacted to read: 
9. Limited delivery service. A marijuana store may operate a limited delivery service 
for the delivery of immature marijuana plants, seedlings, adult use marijuana and adult use 
marijuana products in accordance with the requirements of this subsection. A marijuana 
store may not deliver adult use marijuana or an immature marijuana plant, seedling or adult 
use marijuana product to a person under 21 years of age. 
A. A marijuana store operating a limited delivery service shall ensure that marijuana 
store employees engaging in delivery have received training, prescribed by the 
department by rule, on how to properly verify the age of a person making a purchase 
for delivery and how to ensure that no deliveries are made to a person under 21 years 
of age. 
B. A marijuana store operating a limited delivery service may deliver only to a 
residential dwelling and may not deliver to any residential dwelling located within a 
safe zone designated by a municipality under Title 30-A, section 3253. A marijuana 
store operating a limited delivery service may deliver to a residential dwelling in any 
municipality in the State regardless of whether the municipality has approved the 
operation of marijuana stores. 
The department shall adopt rules to implement this subsection. Rules adopted pursuant to 
this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 
2-A. 
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Sec. 4. 28-B MRSA §504, sub-§10 is enacted to read: 
10. Curbside pickup. A marijuana store may allow curbside pickup of immature 
marijuana plants, seedlings, adult use marijuana and adult use marijuana products at a 
designated location outside of the marijuana store in accordance with the requirements of 
this subsection and any additional requirements imposed by the department by rule. 
A. A marijuana store that allows curbside pickup of immature marijuana plants, 
seedlings, adult use marijuana or adult use marijuana products shall designate a 
curbside pickup location outside of the marijuana store and near the entrance to the 
marijuana store and mark the location in a manner designated by the department by 
rule. 
B. A marijuana store that allows curbside pickup of immature marijuana plants, 
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seedlings, adult use marijuana or adult use marijuana products shall implement security 
and record-keeping requirements for all sales concluded by curbside pickup as 
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established by the department by rule. 
The department shall adopt rules to implement this subsection, including, but not limited 
to, rules establishing security and record-keeping requirements for sales concluded by 
curbside pickup. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as 
defmed in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
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Sec. 5. 28-B MRSA §505, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6, is amended by 
enacting at the end a new paragraph to read: 
A marijuana store licensee and its employees may also transport adult use marijuana 
or adult use marijuana products between the licensed premises of the licensee and the 
location of a delivery conducted under section 504, subsection 9.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. The amendment replaces the 
bill and does the following. 
1. It allows a marijuana store to deliver immature marijuana plants, seedlings, adult 
use marijuana and adult use marijuana products to residential dwellings. 
2. It prohibits a marijuana store from delivering immature marijuana plants, seedlings, 
adult use marijuana or adult use marijuana products to a safe zone designated by a 
municipality. 
3. It allows a marijuana store to sell immature marijuana plants, seedlings, adult use 
marijuana or adult use marijuana products at a location marked for curbside pickup. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/05/22 ;:b,::Tae 
LD 1827 
LR2479(02) 
An Act To Permit Limited Delivery of Adult Use Marijuana 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'rf ( ~ - ilo \) 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Any additional costs to the Office of Marijuana Policy within the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services from the provisions in this bill are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted 
resources. 
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