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28-B ME Rev Stat § 212 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 2: GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS|28-B §212. Termination of license

 §212. Termination of license 1.  Notification of termination required.  A licensee may not permanently abandon the licensed premises of the licensee or otherwise permanently cease all activities relating to the operation of the marijuana establishment under its license, whether voluntarily or pursuant to a license revocation in accordance with subchapter 8, without notifying the department and the municipality in which the licensed premises are located at least 48 hours in advance of the abandonment or termination.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 2.  Forfeiture and destruction of marijuana and marijuana products.  Prior to abandoning the licensed premises of the licensee or terminating operations, a licensee shall provide the department and the municipality in which the licensed premises are located with a full accounting of all adult use marijuana and adult use marijuana products located within the licensed premises and forfeit the marijuana and marijuana products to the department for destruction in accordance with section 803.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] For the purposes of this section, "municipality" means, in the case of a marijuana establishment not located in the unorganized and deorganized areas, the city, town or plantation in which the marijuana establishment is located; or, in the case of a marijuana establishment located in the unorganized and deorganized areas, the Maine Land Use Planning Commission and the town or plantation in which the marijuana establishment is located or, in the case of a marijuana establishment located in a township, the county commissioners of the county in which the township is located.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 213 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 2: GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS|28-B §213. Notice of new owner, officer, manager or employee

 §213. Notice of new owner, officer, manager or employee Before any proposed new owner, officer, manager or employee may own, manage, work for or otherwise associate with a licensee, the licensee shall notify the department in writing of the name, address and date of birth of the proposed new owner, officer, manager or employee and the proposed new owner, officer, manager or employee shall submit to a criminal history record check pursuant to section 204, obtain an individual identification card pursuant to section 106 and, in the case of a new owner or other person assuming an equity ownership interest or a partial equity ownership interest in the license, obtain approval for the transfer of ownership interests pursuant to section 210.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 214 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 2: GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS|28-B §214. Inactive licenses

 §214. Inactive licenses The department may revoke or refuse to renew any license if it determines that the licensed premises have been inactive without reasonable justification for a period of one year or more.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 215 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 2: GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS|28-B §215. Notification to municipality; sharing of information with Bureau of Revenue Services

 §215. Notification to municipality; sharing of information with Bureau of Revenue Services The department shall notify a municipality within 14 days of the date the department approves, renews, denies, suspends or revokes the license of a licensee whose licensed premises are located or proposed to be located in the municipality; imposes a monetary penalty on a licensee located within the municipality; approves relocation of the licensed premises of a marijuana establishment to or from the municipality; or approves a transfer of ownership interest in a license with respect to which the licensed premises are located within the municipality.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]The department shall provide the Bureau of Revenue Services with the same information provided to a municipality under this section at the time that the department notifies the municipality.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]For the purposes of this section, "municipality" has the same meaning as in section 212.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 301 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 3: LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR CULTIVATION FACILITIES|28-B §301. Cultivation facility license types

 §301. Cultivation facility license types Subject to the requirements and restrictions of this subchapter and the requirements of subchapter 2, the department may issue to an applicant any of the following types of cultivation facility licenses:   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]1.  Tier 1 cultivation facility license.  A tier 1 cultivation facility license, which allows cultivation by a licensee of:   A. Not more than 30 mature marijuana plants and an unlimited number of immature marijuana plants and seedlings; or   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]B. Not more than 500 square feet of plant canopy.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]An applicant for a tier 1 cultivation facility license shall designate in its cultivation plan whether the license sought is a plant-count-based tier 1 cultivation facility license under paragraph A or a plant-canopy-based tier 1 cultivation facility license under paragraph B;   [RR 2017, c. 2, §12 (COR).] 2.  Tier 2 cultivation facility license.  A tier 2 cultivation facility license, which allows cultivation by a licensee of not more than 2,000 square feet of plant canopy;   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 3.  Tier 3 cultivation facility license.  A tier 3 cultivation facility license, which allows cultivation by a licensee of not more than 7,000 square feet of plant canopy;   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 4.  Tier 4 cultivation facility license.  A tier 4 cultivation facility license, which allows cultivation by a licensee of not more than 20,000 square feet of plant canopy, except as provided in section 304; or   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 5.  Nursery cultivation facility license.  A nursery cultivation facility license, which allows cultivation by a licensee of not more than 1,000 square feet of plant canopy, subject to the requirements and restrictions of section 501, subsection 3.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY RR 2017, c. 2, §12 (COR). PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 303 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 3: LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR CULTIVATION FACILITIES|28-B §303. Increase in cultivation tier upon renewal

 §303. Increase in cultivation tier upon renewal A licensee seeking renewal of a cultivation facility license may, if applicable and in accordance with this section, apply for a tier of cultivation facility license with a greater area of authorized plant canopy than is authorized under the licensee's current cultivation facility license.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]1.  Approval criteria.  The department may issue the applied-for tier of cultivation facility license if the licensee otherwise meets all applicable requirements for continued licensure under this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter and the licensee has demonstrated to the department's satisfaction that:   A. The licensee has over the current period of licensure sold at least 85% of the adult use marijuana cultivated by the licensee at its cultivation facility; and   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]B. The approval of the applied-for tier of cultivation facility license will not cause the licensee to exceed the combined plant canopy limitation in section 205, subsection 2, paragraph A.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).][PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 2.  Consideration of renewal of current license tier if approval criteria not met.  If the department determines that the licensee has failed to satisfy the requirements of this section for the applied-for tier of cultivation facility license, the department shall consider renewing the licensee's license at the current tier.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] This section does not apply to a nursery cultivation facility licensee.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 304 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 3: LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR CULTIVATION FACILITIES|28-B §304. Increase in maximum licensed plant canopy upon renewal of tier 4 license

 §304. Increase in maximum licensed plant canopy upon renewal of tier 4 license In accordance with the requirements of this section, not more than once every 2 years, a licensee seeking renewal of a tier 4 cultivation facility license may apply to increase by 7,000 square feet the maximum area of plant canopy authorized under its current tier 4 cultivation facility license.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]1.  Approval criteria.  The department may approve the requested increase if the licensee otherwise meets all applicable requirements for continued licensure under this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter and the licensee has demonstrated to the department's satisfaction that the licensee has over the past 2-year period of licensure sold at least 85% of the adult use marijuana cultivated by the licensee at its cultivation facility.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 2.  Consideration of renewal of current licensed amount of plant canopy if approval criteria not met.  If the department determines that the licensee has failed to satisfy the requirements of this section for the requested increase, the department shall consider renewing the licensee's license at the current tier and currently authorized maximum area of plant canopy.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 401 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 4: LOCAL REGULATION OF MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS|28-B §401. Municipal regulation of marijuana establishments generally

 §401. Municipal regulation of marijuana establishments generally In accordance with the applicable provisions of this subchapter and pursuant to the home rule authority granted under the Constitution of Maine, Article VIII, Part Second and Title 30-A, section 3001, a municipality may regulate marijuana establishments within the municipality, including, but not limited to, adoption of the following types of regulations and restrictions.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]1.  Land use regulations.  A municipality may adopt an ordinance providing land use regulations applicable to marijuana establishments within the municipality.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 2.  General authorization or limitation of marijuana establishments.  A municipality may adopt an ordinance generally authorizing the operation of some or all types of marijuana establishments within the municipality. A municipality may adopt an ordinance limiting the number of any type of marijuana establishment that may be authorized to operate within the municipality.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 3.  Municipal licensing requirements.  A municipality may adopt an ordinance providing licensing requirements applicable to marijuana establishments within the municipality, which may include, but are not limited to, provisions establishing a municipal licensing fee schedule pursuant to Title 30‑A, section 3702.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a municipal ordinance regulating marijuana establishments within the municipality adopted pursuant to this subchapter is not subject to the requirements or limitations of Title 7, chapter 6 or 8-F. Nothing in this subchapter may be construed to require an applicant for a sample collector license or a sample collector licensee to seek local authorization prior to the issuance or renewal of an active license.   [PL 2019, c. 676, §10 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 676, §10 (AMD).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 404 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 4: LOCAL REGULATION OF MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS|28-B §404. Authority of Maine Land Use Planning Commission

 §404. Authority of Maine Land Use Planning Commission This chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter may not be construed to limit the authority of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission to regulate land use planning and development activities within the unorganized and deorganized areas of the State pursuant to Title 12, chapter 206-A.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 405 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 4: LOCAL REGULATION OF MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS|28-B §405. Information requests

 §405. Information requests A municipality may request that the department provide any information obtained by the department pursuant to the provisions of subchapter 2 or 3 that the municipality determines necessary for the administration of its local authorization process for marijuana establishments under this subchapter. Unless the information is confidential pursuant to law or rule, the department, in a timely manner, shall provide the information requested pursuant to this section. For the purposes of this section, "municipality" has the same meaning as in section 212.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 406 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 4: LOCAL REGULATION OF MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS|28-B §406. Notification to department

 §406. Notification to department A municipality shall notify the department within 14 days of the date the municipality authorizes the operation of a marijuana establishment within the municipality; issues or renews a license for the operation of a marijuana establishment within the municipality; withdraws authorization or suspends or revokes a license for the operation of a marijuana establishment within the municipality; approves relocation of the licensed premises of a marijuana establishment to the municipality; or approves a transfer of ownership interests in a license the licensed premises of which are located within the municipality. For the purposes of this section, "municipality" has the same meaning as in section 212.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]The department shall provide the Bureau of Revenue Services with any information received pursuant to this section within 14 days of the date the department receives that information.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 505 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 5: OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS|28-B §505. Transportation of adult use marijuana and adult use marijuana products

 §505. Transportation of adult use marijuana and adult use marijuana products A licensee and its employees may transport adult use marijuana and adult use marijuana products between the licensed premises of the licensee and the licensed premises of any other marijuana establishment. All transportation of adult use marijuana and adult use marijuana products must be documented by the licensee or an employee of the licensee in accordance with rules adopted by the department. The department shall adopt rules regarding the transportation of adult use marijuana and adult use marijuana products by licensees under this chapter.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 506 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 5: OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS|28-B §506. Employment of persons under 21 years of age prohibited

 §506. Employment of persons under 21 years of age prohibited A licensee may not employ any person under 21 years of age.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 507 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 5: OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS|28-B §507. Entry into marijuana establishment by persons under 21 years of age prohibited

 §507. Entry into marijuana establishment by persons under 21 years of age prohibited A person under 21 years of age may not enter the licensed premises of a marijuana establishment. A licensee shall ensure that persons under 21 years of age do not enter its licensed premises, except that a marijuana store licensee may use a controlled, indoor entry area, in accordance with section 504, subsection 4‑A, in a marijuana store to verify the identification and age of persons before allowing entry into the sales area of the marijuana store.   [PL 2021, c. 314, §2 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 314, §2 (AMD).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 508 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 5: OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS|28-B §508. Use of adult use marijuana and adult use marijuana products within licensed premises

 §508. Use of adult use marijuana and adult use marijuana products within licensed premises 1.  Employee use of marijuana or marijuana products for medical use.  A licensee may allow an employee who is a qualifying patient to privately consume marijuana and marijuana products for medical use within its licensed premises.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 2.  Employee use of adult use marijuana or adult use marijuana products.  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a licensee may not allow an employee to consume adult use marijuana or adult use marijuana products within its licensed premises or while the employee is otherwise engaged in activities within the course and scope of employment.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 3.  Other use of adult use marijuana or adult use marijuana products.  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter:   A. A person may not consume adult use marijuana or adult use marijuana products within the licensed premises of a marijuana establishment; and   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]B. A licensee may not allow any person to consume adult use marijuana or adult use marijuana products within its licensed premises.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).][PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 509 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 5: OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS|28-B §509. License to be conspicuously displayed

 §509. License to be conspicuously displayed A licensee shall ensure that the licensee's license, or a copy of that license, is at all times conspicuously displayed within its licensed premises.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 510 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 5: OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS|28-B §510. Limited access areas

 §510. Limited access areas Except as provided in subsection 1, a person may not enter or remain in any limited access area unless the person displays an individual identification card issued by the department pursuant to section 106.   [PL 2019, c. 491, §4 (AMD).]1.  Contractors.  A licensee may allow a person to enter or remain in any limited access area without displaying an individual identification card if the person is a contractor of the licensee, including, but not limited to, an electrician, a plumber, an engineer or an alarm technician, whose scope of work will not involve the handling of marijuana or marijuana products; the person signs a visitor entry log provided and maintained by the licensee and is issued a visitor identification badge by the licensee; and, if the person is working in a limited access area with immediate access to marijuana or marijuana products, the person is supervised at all times by the licensee or an employee of the licensee.   [PL 2019, c. 491, §4 (NEW).] 2.  Licensee compliance.  A licensee shall ensure that all areas of ingress to and egress from limited access areas within its licensed premises are conspicuously marked and that a person is not allowed to enter or remain in any limited access area without displaying the person's individual identification card issued by the department pursuant to section 106.   [PL 2019, c. 491, §4 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 491, §4 (AMD).