An Act Regarding Cannabis Testing and the Manufacture of
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1488
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Sponsors: TIPPING
Amends: 28-B MRSA §502, 28-B MRSA §605

Legislative Document
No. 1488
S.P. 603
In Senate, April 3, 2025
An Act Regarding Cannabis Testing and the Manufacture of 
Cannabis and Hemp Products
Reference to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot.
Cosponsored by Senator: HICKMAN of Kennebec, Representatives: BOYER of Poland, 
SUPICA of Bangor.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  28-B MRSA §502, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 679, Pt. B, §68, is 
amended to read:
1-A.  Manufacture of products not containing cannabis.  Notwithstanding 
subsection 1, a products manufacturing facility licensee that also has a license issued from 
the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry pursuant to subsection 10 may 
manufacture for sale or distribution any products that the facility is authorized to 
manufacture or distribute pursuant to the provisions of that license, including products that 
do not contain cannabis, except that a products manufacturing facility licensee is prohibited 
from extracting hemp as defined in Title 7, section 2231, subsection 1‑A, paragraph D or 
manufacturing products that contain hemp or ingredients derived from hemp that do not 
also contain cannabis.  Nothing in this This subsection may not be construed to prohibit a 
products manufacturing facility licensee from using ingredients derived from hemp, as 
defined in Title 7, section 2231, subsection 1-A, paragraph D, in the manufacture of 
cannabis products or simultaneously using manufacturing-related equipment, supplies and 
facilities for the manufacturing of cannabis products and hemp products.  
A.  A products manufacturing facility licensee that manufactures adult use cannabis 
and adult use cannabis products within the same facility in which the licensee also 
manufactures products that do not contain cannabis must comply with all applicable 
requirements of this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter concerning 
the operation of products manufacturing facilities.
B.  The following items or areas within the facility may be shared for both the 
manufacturing of adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products and the 
manufacturing of products that do not contain cannabis:
(1)  Manufacturing-related and nonmanufacturing-related equipment and supplies, 
except that manufacturing-related equipment and supplies may not be 
simultaneously used for the manufacturing of adult use cannabis and adult use 
cannabis products and the manufacturing of products that do not contain cannabis;
(2)  Manufacturing-related and nonmanufacturing-related supplies or products that 
do not contain cannabis or cannabis products and the storage areas for those 
supplies or products; and
(3)  General office space, bathrooms, entryways and walkways.
C.  A products manufacturing facility licensee must ensure that:
(1)  Manufacturing-related equipment and supplies are not simultaneously used for 
the manufacturing of cannabis and cannabis products and the manufacturing of 
products that do not contain cannabis;
(2)  Manufacturing-related equipment is sanitized between the manufacturing of 
cannabis and cannabis products and the manufacturing of products that do not 
contain cannabis;
(3)  Cannabis and cannabis products are kept separate from products that do not 
contain cannabis;
(4)  Cannabis and cannabis products are packaged and labeled accurately pursuant 
to the requirements of this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter;
(5)  Products that do not contain cannabis are packaged and labeled accurately 
pursuant to the provisions of the license issued by another department to 
manufacture products that do not contain cannabis; and
(6)  Any person manufacturing products that do not contain cannabis in a licensed 
manufacturing facility obtains an individual identification card from the office 
pursuant to section 106, except that the person is not required to submit to a 
criminal history record check.
Sec. 2.  28-B MRSA §605, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2023, c. 679, Pt. B, §120, is 
further amended to read:
4.  No subsequent processing, manufacturing or alteration.  Since the performance 
of the prior testing under subsection 1, the cannabis or cannabis product has not undergone 
any further processing, manufacturing or alteration that would result in an increase in the 
concentration of any contaminants or factors identified in section 602, subsection 1 or in 
any rules adopted by the office pursuant to that section.  For purposes of this subsection, 
further processing, manufacturing or alteration does not include the use of a cannabis 
extract or distillate in the creation of a baked good or other edible cannabis product, except 
for testing under section 602, subsection 1, paragraph F.
SUMMARY
This bill removes the prohibition of simultaneously using manufacturing-related 
equipment, supplies and facilities for the manufacturing of cannabis and cannabis products 
and the manufacturing of hemp products and clarifies that the further processing, 
manufacturing or alteration of cannabis or cannabis products does not include the use of a 
cannabis extract or distillate in the creation of a baked good or other edible cannabis 
product except for potency, homogeneity and cannabinoid profiles.