An Act to Amend the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1840
Committee Amendment CA_A_S374 (Senate)
Amends: 22 MRSA §2422-A, 22 MRSA §2423-A, 22 MRSA §2430-N

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" ft H to S.P. 723, L.D. 1840, "An Act to Amend the 
Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2422-A, as repealed and replaced by PL 2023, c. 365, §1, i,s 
amended by amending the section headnote to read: 
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§2422-A. Administration and enforcement; rulemaking; attestations 
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §2422-A, sub-§3 is enacted to read: 
3. Attestations fo1• registration or renewal. Except when explicitly authorized or 
directed under this chapter, the office may not require a registrant to make any attestations 
on any forms or documents regarding any conduct authorized pursuant to this chapter or 
the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter in order to comply with the registration or renewal 
requirements of this chapter. This subsection may not be construed to prohibit such 
attestations on any fonns or documents subject to any proceedings pursuant to section 
2430-I, subsection 9 or attestations on any forms or docwnents accompanied by a signature 
that the information contained within the form or document is accui'ate or complete. 
Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §2423-A, sub-§2, ,ro, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 452, §4 and 
amended by PL 2021, c. 669, §5, is further amended to read: 
0. Traasport Sell. offer to sell, furnish or transport cannabis plants or harvested 
cannabis for authorized conduct in accordance with this chapter on the property or 
premises owned, leased or rented by the caregiver, subject to the tenns of any lease or 
fental agreement: at trade shows or other industry-related events regarding cannabis 
for medical use: or through delivery to or private arrangement with a qualifying patient 
or registrant as long as the delivezy or private arrangement occurs on property or at 
premises owned. leased or rented, subject to the terms of any lease or rental agreement. 
by the caregiver, qualifying patient or registrant or on public property that is not 
designated as a safe zone by a municipality pursuant to Title 30-A, section 3253 or in 
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any other public space where the sale, furnishing or transport of cannabis plants or 
harvested cannabis is prohibited in law; 
Sec, 4. 22 MRSA §2430-N, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 365, §25, is amended 
to read: 
8. 8ftle& Gross sales; sales tax revenue. The gross sales of cannabis for medical use 
for the current and prior fiscal years and the sales tax revenue from the sale of cannabis for 
medical use deposited into the General Fund for the current and prior fiscal years. 
Sec. 5. Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of 
Cannabis Policy; medical cannabis research grant program rulemaking. On 
or before Janua1y 9, 2026, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office 
of Cannabis Policy shall provisionally adopt and submit for legislative review rules 
necessary to implement the medical cannabis research grant program in accordance with 
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 2430, subsection 5. Rules adopted by the 
office pursuant to this section are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, 
subchapter 2-A. 
Sec, 6, Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of 
Cannabis Policy; availability of medical use of cannabis registration and 
renewal forms, The Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of 
Cannabis Policy shall as expeditiously as possible make available on the office's publicly 
accessible website all registration and renewal forms in their entirety as a portable 
document file or similar file format that does not require the use of independent software, 
hardware or operating systems. The office shall also make available registration and 
renewal forms in their entirety in paper fonn available at the office. This section does not 
preclude the office from also offering registration and renewal forms through an online 
registration portal or similar system. 
Sec. 7, Appropriations and allocations, The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Medical Use of Cannabis Fund Z265 
Initiative: Provides funding for one Office Specialist I position, one OCP Chief Licensing 
Investigator position and 8 OCP Licensing Analyst positions and associated All Other 
costs. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2025-26 
10.000 
$1,075,405 
$82,316 
$1,157,721 
2026-27 
10.000 
$1,162,757 
$82,316 
$1,245,073 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" p,, "lo S.P. 723, L.D. 1840 (5 - $ 71.l) 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. The amendment makes the following changes to the 
Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act. 
1. It provides that, except when explicitly authorized or directed under the Maine 
Medical Use of Cannabis Act, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, 
Office of Cannabis Policy may not require a registrant to make any attestations on-any 
forms or documents regarding any conduct authorized pursuant to the Maine Medical Use 
of Cannabis Act or the rules adopted pursuant to the Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act, 
except as may be required under the Maine Administrative Procedure Act regarding 
administrative penalties. 
2. It provides that a caregiver is authorized to sell, offer to sell, furnish or transport 
cannabis plants or harvested cannabis on property or premises owned, leased or rented, 
subject to the terms of any lease or rental agreement, by the caregiver; at trade shows or 
other industry-related events regarding cannabis for medical use; or through delivery to or 
private a1rnngement with a qualifying patient or registrant as long as the delivery or private 
arrangement occurs on property or at premises owned, leased or rented by the caregiver, 
subject to the tenns of any lease or rental agreement qualifying patient or registrant or on 
public property that is not designated as a safe zone by a municipality or in any other public 
space where the sale, furnishing or transport of cannabis plants or harvested cannabis is 
prohibited by law. 
3. It provides that the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, in its 
annual report to the Legislature regarding the medical use of cannabis, must include 
information regarding the gross sales of cannabis for medical use for the current and prior 
fiscal years. 
4. It directs the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of 
Cannabis Policy, on or before January 9, 2026, to provisionally adopt and submit for 
legislat,ive review major substantive rules necessary to implement the medical cannabis 
research grant program in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 
2430, subsection 5. 
5, It directs the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of 
Cannabis Policy to, as expeditiously as possible, make available on the office's publicly 
accessible website all registration and renewal forms in their entirety as a portable 
document file or similar file format that does not require the use of independent software, 
hardware or operating systems. It also directs the office to make those forms available at 
the office on paper. It does not prohibit the office from also offering registration and 
renewal forms through an online registration portal or similar system. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/06/25 LRl-
LD 1840 
LR 989(02) 
An Act to Amend the 1\faine Medical Use of Cannabis Act 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''A,' { 5-J?4) 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Projections 
FY 2027-28 
Projections 
FY 2028-29 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
FY 2025-26 
$1,157,721 
FY 2026-27 
$1,245,073 
$1,290,421 
$1,337,536 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill prohibits the Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) within the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services from reqttiring registrants to make attestations on registration and renewal forms regarding conduct 
authorized under the Medical Use of Cannabis Act, except ,vhere explicitly authorized by law. It expands the 
authorized venues where caregivers may sell or transfer medical cannabis to include trade shows and other industry-
related events. The bill also requires annual reporting to include data on gross sales and sales tax revenue from 
medical cannabis, 
Under current statute, OCP is required to issue or deny a completed registration application within 30 days of receipt. 
OCP has indicated that the prohibition on the use of attestations will require licensing staff to manually review and 
verify certain information that was previously attested to by applicants. OCP has indicated that this additional 
workload cannot be absorbed within existing staffing, and additional staff would be required to ensure that 
applications or renewals continue to be processed within statutorily required deadlines. The bill includes ongoing 
Other Special Revenue Funds allocations of $1,157,721 to OCP beginning in fiscal year 2025~26 for one OCP Chief. 
Licensing Investigator position, one Office Specialist I position and 8 OCP Licensing Analyst positions and associated 
All Other costs. 
In addition, OCP has indicated that the bill's provisions allowing sales and transfers of cannabis at trade shows and 
other industry-related eve11ts may requit'e compliance staff to attend such events in person to assess regulatory 
compliance. Because some of these events may occur outside normal business hours, OCP anticipates a need for 
additional staffing to support after-hours enforcement. Although the number of qualifying events is currently 
unknown, if a significant number do occur, the agency has indicated it would 1·equire additional allocations to fond 
one Fi~ld Investigator Supervisor, four Compliance Inspectors, and associated costs. 
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