An Act to Amend the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1620
Committee Amendment CA_A_H582 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ltf\ " to H.P. 1074, L.D. 1620, "An Act to Amend the
Laws Regulating fhe Testing of Adult Use Cannabis and Adult Use Cannabis Products"
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following;
'See. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Adult Use Cannabis Regulatory Coordination Fund Z264
Initiative: Provides funding for audit testing of cannabis products,
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
AllOther $803,470 $883,817
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $803,470 $883,817
Adult Use Cannabis Regulatory Coordination Fund Z264
Initiative: Provides funding for one Chemist II position, one Field Investigator Supervisor
position and 5 OCP Compliance Inspector positions and associated All Other position
costs.
GENERAL FUND
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT
Personal Services
All Other
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $900,679 $957,342
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FmANCIAL
3 SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
2025-26
7,000
$759,381
$141,298
2026-27
7.000
$816,044
$141,298
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R.OS. COMMITTEE AMENDMENT lf} " to H.P, 1074, L.D. 1620
GENERAL FUND $1,704,149 $1,841,159
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS $1,704,149 $1,841,159
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment removes the requirement in the bill that testing facilities submit to the
Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office ofCannabis Policy the results
of all testing conducted for adult use cannabis licensees, regardless of whether a licensee's
adult use cannabis or adult use cannabis product tested exceeds the maximum level of
allowable contamination for any contaminant that is injurious to health and for which
testing is required. It removes the requirement that the office make available on its publicly
accessible website all mandatory testing results submitted by testing facilities, regardless
of whether the cannabis or cannabis product passed or failed. The amendment also adds an
appropriations and allocations section,
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 06/04/25
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LD 1620 LR 1606(02)
An Act to Amend the Laws Regulating the Testing of Adult Use Cannabis and Adult Use Cannabis
Products
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '^" i
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $1,704,149 $1,841,159 $1,964,404 $2,094,892
Appropriations/AIIocations
General Fund $1,704,149 $1,841,159 $1,964,404 $2,094,892
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill establishes a process by which adult use cannabis licensees may become eligible for audit-based testing in
lieu ofbatch-by-batch mandatory contaminant testing. The Office ofCannabis Policy (OCP) has indicated that this
change will result in a significant number of cannabis and cannabis product batches no longer undergoing routine pre-
sale testing, To maintain a minimum level of statutorily required oversight, the Office anticipates conducting audit
testing on approximately 10% of these batches. This level of testing is not intended to replicate the existing system but
to provide sufficient visibility into potential contamination to allow for enforcement actions such as product recalls,
The bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations of $900,679 to OCP beginning in fiscal year 2025-26 for one
Chemist II position, one Field Investigator Supervisor position, 5 OCP Compliance Inspector positions and associated
All Other position costs, The bill also includes ongoing General Fund appropriations of $803,470 to OCP beginning in
fiscal year 2025-26 for the cost of testing products. Testing costs are anticipated to increase by roughly 10% each
fiscal year.
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