An Act to Establish the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1669
Committee Amendment CA_A_S375 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT"~ ,, to S.P. 664, L.D. 1669. "An Act to Establish the 
Cannabis Advisory Council" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 3, 28~B MRSA §115 is enacted to read: 
§115. Cannabis Advisory Council 
1. Appointment; composition. The Cannabis Advismy Council. referred. to in this 
section as "the council" and established by Title 5. section 12004"1. subsection 2-J,,consists 
of 12 members who are appointed as follows: 
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A. Two members who are registrants unde1· the Maine Medical Use of' Cannabis Aot; 
who are not also licensees under the Cannabis Legalization Act. of whloh at leastiThne 
member is a registered ca1·egiver who cultivates .cannabis for medical use outdo&s, 
appointed by the President of the Senate. In making the appointments under this 
paragraph. the President of the Senate shall consider up to 6 recommendations from 
associations representing the interests of registrants under the Maine Medical Use of 
Cannabis Act; 
B. Two membe1·s who are licensees under the Cannabis Legalization Act, who are not 
also registrants under the Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act. of which at least one 
member has a cultivation facility license, appointed by the Speaker of the House. In 
making the appointments unde1· this paragraph. the Speaker of the House shall consider 
up to 6 recommendations from associations representing the interests of the adult use 
cannabis indust1y; 
C. Two members who are registrants and licensees under both the Maine Medical Use 
of Cannabis Act and the Cannabis Legalization Act, of which at least one member has 
a manufactul'ing facility 1·egistration certificate or license. appointed iointly by the 
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House. ln making the appointments 
under this paragraph. the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House shall 
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conside1· up to 6 recommendations from associations representing the interests of the 
cannabis industry; 
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D. One public member who is not a registrant under the Maine Medical Use of 
Cannabis Act, a licensee under the Cannabis Legalization Act or a lobbyist or lobbyist 
associate as defined in Title 3. section 312-A, subsections 10 and 10-A. respectively, 
and who has knowledge of and interest in cannabis, appointed by the Speaker of the 
House: 
E, Two members who are municipal officials in municipalities that have ordinances 
allowing for all registration types unde1· the Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act and 
all license types under the Cannabis Legalization Act, appointed by the director: 
F, Two members who have a demonstrated knowledge of cannabis science, medicine 
01· research and, at a minimum. a bachelor's degree, appointed by the dil·ector. The 
director shall make a reasonable effo1t to appoint a member who has at least 5 years of 
relevant experience: and 
G. One member who is a public health professional. am2ointed by the director. 
To the extent practicable. the membership of the council must reflect a geographic 
distribution across the State. 
2. Cannabis business advocate. The cannabis business advocate established by 
Public Law 2023. chapter 683 serves as an ex officio nonvoting member of the council. 
3, Purpose. The council shall make recommendations to the director and the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over cannabis matters 
conceming: 
A. How best to work with state agencies. municipal governments. the medical use 
cannabis industry and adult use cannabis industty and citizen groups to make 
improvements to and maintain the quality of the State's medical use cannabis industry 
and adult use cannabis indust1y: and 
B. Matters of interest to the State1s medical use cannabis indushy and adult use 
cannabis industry. including. but not limited to, financial services. taxation. cannabis-
related reseat·ch and development, envil'onmental and public health protection, 
cannabis policy in other states and federal legalization. 
The council is responsible for bringing forward to the director and the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over cannabis matters issues of concern 
to the cannabis industty and for assisting in the dissemination of information to members 
of the cannabis indust1y. The council may solicit and consider public comment during its 
meetings. 
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4. Terms, The term of a member appointed to the council is 3 years, except that a 
vacancy during an unexpired term must be filled in the same manner as for the original 
member for the unexpired po1tion of the member's term. A member may not serve mol'e 
than 2 consecutive terms. 
5. Chair and vice-chair. The council shall elect a member of the council as chair and 
a member as vice-chair at the first regular meeting of each year. The term of the chair and 
vice-chair is one year .. 
6. Meetings; staffing. The council shall meet at least 4 times a year and. to the extent 
practicable, at more than one location throughout the State. It may also meet at other times 
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at the call of the chafr or the director. The office shall provide administrative and staff 
support for the council within existing J'esources. 
7. Compensation. Council members are entitled to reimbursement for expenses in 
accordance with Title 5. chapter 379. which is paid in equal propo1tions from the Adult 
Use Cannabis Regulatory Coordination Fund established in section 1102 and the Medical 
Use of Cannabis Fund established in Title 22. section 2430.' 
Amend the bill by insetting after section 4 the following: 
'Sec, 5, Cannabis Advisory Council; staggered terms. Notwithstanding the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 28-B, section 115, subsection.A, of the initial members 
appointed to the Cannabis Advisory Council pursuant to Title 28-B, section 115, subsection 
1, the first appointments made pursuant to subsection l, paragraphs A, B, E and Fare for 
one-year terms; the 2nd appointments made pursuant to subsection l, parngraphs A, B, E 
and Fare fol' 2-year terms; and all other appointments are for 3-yeat· te1·ms. An initial term 
of one year may not be considered a full term for the pmposes of limiting the number of 
terms for which a member may serve. 
Sec. 6. 
Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations at'e made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Adult Use Cannabis Regulatory Coordination Funcl Z264 
Initiative: Provides funding for reimbursement of expenses for Cannabis Advisory Council 
members. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
Medical Use of Cannabis Fund Z265 
2025-26 
$5,877 
$5,877 
2026-27 
$5,877 
$5,877 
Initiative: Provides funding for reimbursement of expenses for Cannabis Advisory Council 
members. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Othe1· 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL 
SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL~ ALL FUNDS 
$5,877 
2025-26 
$11,754 
$11,754 
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2026-27 
$5,877 
$5,877 
2026-27 
$11,754 
$11,754 
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Patt letter or section 
number to read consecutively, 
SUMMARY 
This amendment increases the total membership of the Cannabis Advisory Council 
established in the bill from 10 members to 12 members, It also adjusts the membership of 
the council in the following ways. 
1. It decreases from 3 to 2 the membel's who are registrants under the Maine Medical 
Use of Cannabis Act and specifies that the one member who must be a registel'ed caregiver 
must cultivate cannabis for medical use outdoors. It also clarifies that these members may 
not also be licensees unde1· the Cannabis Legalization Act. 
2. It removes a public member who is a qualifying patient under the Maine Medical 
Use of Cannabis Act with knowledge of and interest in the medical use of cannabis, 
3. It decreases from 3 to 2 the members who are licensees under the Cannabis 
Legalization Act and clarifies that these members may not also be registrants under the 
Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act. 
4. It adds 2 members who al'e registrnnts and licensees under both the Maine Medical 
Use of Cannabis Act and the Cannabis Legalization Act. These members will be appointed 
jointly by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, based upon 6 
recommendations from associations representing the interests of the cannabis industry. 
5. It clarifies that the public member with knowledge of and interest in cannabis may 
not also be a registrant or licensee under the Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act or the 
Cannabis Legalization Act or a lobbyist or lobbyist associate. 
6. It increases from one to 2 the membel's who are municipal officials in municipalities 
that have ordinances allowing for all registration types under the Maine Medical Use of 
Cannabis Act and all license types under the Cannabis Legalization Act. 
7. It increases from one to 2 the members who have a demonstrated knowledge of 
cannabis science and research and broadens the criteria to include medicine. 
8. It adds one member who is a public health professional, to be appointed by the 
Director of the Office of Cannabis Policy within the Depa1tment of Administrative and 
Financial Services. 
9. It adds the cannabis business advocate as an ex officio nonvoting member of the 
council. 
It also provides for staggered initial terms for members of the council. 
The amendment also changes the purpose of the council to remove making 
recommendations on changing the tracking system contract and including making 
recommendations on matters of interest to the cannabis industry related to financial 
services, taxation, cannabis-related research and development, environmental health 
protection and cannabis policy in other states. It also provides that the council may solicit 
and consider public comment during its meetings and that the office must provide 
administrative and staff support fol' the council within existing resources. 
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The amendment also incl'eases the number of times the council must meet from at least 
once a yea!' to at least 4 times a year and includes a requirement that, to the extent 
practicable, the council must meet at more than one location throughout the State. It also 
removes the provisions specific to a meeting with an organization holding the contract for 
the tracking system for cannabis with the State. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/02/25 LRL 
LD 1669 
LR 1196(02) 
An Act to Establish the Cannabis Advisory Council 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'ti-" ( '> - 3 75) 
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 
$11,754 
FY 2026-27 
$11,754 
$11,754 
$11,754 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The bill includes ongoing Other Special Revenue Funds allocations beginning in fiscal year 2025-26 of $5,877 each to 
the Adult Use Cannabis Regulatory Coordination Fund and the Medical Use of Cannabis Fund within the Office of 
Cannabis Policy in the Department of Administrative and Financial Services. These allocations will be used to 
reimburse the expenses of advisory council members. 
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