An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Reporting and Tracking of Adult Use Cannabis
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1757
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: HICKMAN, PERRY, BOYER, COLLINGS, RIELLY, SUPICA
Amends: 28-B MRSA §105, 28-B MRSA §105-A, 28-B MRSA §501, 28-B MRSA §502, 28-B MRSA §503, 28-B MRSA §503-A, 28-B MRSA §504

Legislative Document
No. 1757
S.P. 703
In Senate, April 20, 2023
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Reporting and Tracking 
of Adult Use Cannabis
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec.
Cosponsored by Representative PERRY of Bangor and
Representatives: BOYER of Poland, COLLINGS of Portland, RIELLY of Westbrook, 
SUPICA of Bangor.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  28-B MRSA §105, as corrected by RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. A, §106, is repealed.
Sec. 2.  28-B MRSA §105-A is enacted to read:
§105-A.  Electronic portal for records submission and tracking
1.  Development of electronic portal.  The department shall develop and implement 
a statewide electronic portal through which licensees may submit to the department the 
records required under section 511 and the label information required pursuant to 
subsection 2. The department shall adopt rules regarding the process and content of records 
to be submitted, the frequency with which the records must be submitted and any other 
requirements necessary to implement this section.
2.  Tracking of plants.  A licensee shall accompany all cannabis plants and harvested 
cannabis being transported pursuant to this chapter with a label that identifies:
A.  The person transferring the cannabis plants or harvested cannabis, including the 
person's identification number for each license issued pursuant to this chapter and held 
by that person;
B.  The person receiving the cannabis plants or harvested cannabis, including the 
person's license identification number;
C.  A description of the cannabis plants or harvested cannabis being transferred, 
including the amount and form;
D.  The time and date of the transfer; and  
E.  The destination of the cannabis plants or harvested cannabis.
The department may adopt rules to implement this subsection.  Rules adopted pursuant to 
this subsection are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 
2‑A.
3.  Costs to be borne by department.  The department shall absorb the costs of 
developing and implementing the electronic portal pursuant to subsection 1 and may not 
require a licensee to pay a fee or other cost for using the electronic portal to provide records 
or labeling information through the electronic portal.
Sec. 3.  28-B MRSA §501, sub-§10, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 and 
amended by PL 2021, c. 669, §5, is further amended to read:
10.  Tracking.  In accordance with the requirements of section 105 105-A, a cultivation 
facility licensee shall track the adult use cannabis it cultivates from immature cannabis 
plant to the point at which the cannabis plant or the cannabis produced by the cannabis 
plant is delivered or transferred to a products manufacturing facility, a testing facility, a 
cannabis store or another cultivation facility or is disposed of or destroyed.
Sec. 4.  28-B MRSA §502, sub-§13, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 and 
amended by PL 2021, c. 669, §5, is further amended to read:
13.  Tracking.  In accordance with the requirements of section 105 105-A, a products 
manufacturing facility licensee shall track the adult use cannabis it uses in its 
manufacturing processes from the point the cannabis is delivered or transferred to the 
products manufacturing facility by a cultivation facility to the point the cannabis or 
cannabis concentrate or an adult use cannabis product produced using the cannabis or 
cannabis concentrate is delivered or transferred to another products manufacturing facility, 
a testing facility or a cannabis store or is disposed of or destroyed.
Sec. 5.  28-B MRSA §503, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 and 
amended by PL 2021, c. 669, §5, is further amended to read:
9.  Tracking.  In accordance with the requirements of section 105 105-A, a testing 
facility licensee shall track all adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products it receives 
from a licensee for testing purposes from the point at which the cannabis or cannabis 
products are delivered or transferred to the testing facility to the point at which the cannabis 
or cannabis products are disposed of or destroyed.
Sec. 6.  28-B MRSA §503-A, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 676, §13 and 
amended by PL 2021, c. 669, §5, is further amended to read:
6.  Tracking.  In accordance with the requirements of section 105 105-A, a sample 
collector shall track all adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products it collects from 
a licensee for testing purposes from the point at which the cannabis or cannabis products 
are collected from a licensee to the point at which the cannabis or cannabis products are 
delivered to a testing facility or the cannabis or cannabis products are disposed of or 
destroyed.
Sec. 7.  28-B MRSA §504, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 and 
amended by PL 2021, c. 669, §5, is further amended to read:
8.  Tracking.  In accordance with the requirements of section 105 105-A, a cannabis 
store licensee shall track all adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products from the 
point at which the cannabis or cannabis products are delivered or transferred to the cannabis 
store by a cultivation facility or a products manufacturing facility to the point at which the 
cannabis or cannabis products are sold to a consumer, delivered or transferred to a testing 
facility or disposed of or destroyed.
Sec. 8.  Cancellation of contract for tracking of cannabis.  The Department of 
Administrative and Financial Services' office of cannabis policy shall immediately cancel 
its contract with Metrc, LLC to implement the Maine Cannabis Enforcement Tracking 
Reporting and Compliance webpage.
SUMMARY
This bill replaces the tracking system required for adult use cannabis with an electronic 
portal, similar to that used for medical cannabis.  The Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services is required to develop and implement an electronic portal for use by 
licensees to submit required records.  Licensees are required to accompany all cannabis 
plants and harvested cannabis being transported with a label that provides specific 
information about the licensee and the cannabis being transported; that information also 
may be submitted through the electronic portal.  The department is prohibited from 
charging a fee or other cost to a licensee for using the electronic portal.
This bill also requires the department to terminate immediately its contract with Metrc, 
LLC, the company that is required to administer the tracking system used for adult use 
cannabis.