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28-B ME Rev Stat § 511 (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 §511. Record keeping and inspection of records; audits

 §511. Record keeping and inspection of records; audits 1.  Record keeping; inspection of records.  A licensee shall maintain a complete set of all records of the licensee's business transactions, which must be open to inspection and examination by the department upon demand and without notice during all business hours. Records must be maintained by a licensee at a minimum for a period comprising the current tax year and the 5 immediately preceding tax years in accordance with Title 36, section 135.   [PL 2019, c. 231, Pt. A, §1 (AMD).] 2.  Additional information may be required.  The department may require a licensee to furnish any additional information necessary for the proper administration of this chapter.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 3.  Audit.  The department may require a licensee to submit to an audit of the licensee's business records. If the department requires a licensee to submit to an audit, the licensee shall provide the auditor selected by the department with access to all business records of the licensee and the cost of the audit must be paid by the licensee.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 4.  Confidentiality.  This subsection governs the confidentiality of records under this section.   A. Documents of a licensee inspected or examined by the department pursuant to this section are confidential and may not be disclosed except as needed in a civil or criminal proceeding to enforce any provision of this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter or any criminal law.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]B. Audit working papers are confidential and may not be disclosed to any person outside the department, except that audit working papers may be disclosed to the licensee subject to the audit. A final audit report is a public record for the purposes of Title 1, chapter 13, subchapter 1. For the purposes of this paragraph, "audit working papers" means all documentation and other information acquired, prepared or maintained by the department and the auditor selected by the department during the conduct of the audit, including, but not limited to, draft reports and portions of draft reports.   [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). PL 2019, c. 231, Pt. A, §1 (AMD).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 512 (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 §512. Inspection of licensed premises; testing and sampling for product quality control

 §512. Inspection of licensed premises; testing and sampling for product quality control 1.  Inspections.  A licensee shall submit to an inspection of its licensed premises, including, but not limited to, any places of storage and any locked areas, upon demand and without notice during all business hours and other times of apparent activity by the department, a criminal justice agency or an official authorized by the municipality in which the licensed premises are located.   For the purposes of this subsection, "municipality" has the same meaning as in section 212.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 2.  Testing and sampling for product quality control.  A licensee shall submit to the sampling and testing of adult use marijuana or adult use marijuana products within its possession, upon demand and without notice during all business hours by the department for the purposes of product quality control. The department shall adopt rules governing the sampling and testing of adult use marijuana and adult use marijuana products under this subsection, consistent with the requirements of subchapter 6. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 513 (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 §513. Licensee compliance with regulatory requirements

 §513. Licensee compliance with regulatory requirements A licensee, as a condition of licensure under this chapter, shall comply with all applicable provisions of this chapter and all applicable provisions of the rules adopted pursuant to 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 § 601 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 6: TESTING OF MARIJUANA AND MARIJUANA PRODUCTS|28-B §601. Testing program established

 §601. Testing program established The department shall establish a testing program for adult use marijuana and adult use marijuana products. Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the program must require a licensee, prior to selling or distributing adult use marijuana or an adult use marijuana product to a consumer or to another licensee, to submit the marijuana or marijuana product to a testing facility for testing to ensure that the marijuana or marijuana product does not exceed the maximum level of allowable contamination for any contaminant that is injurious to health and for which testing is required and to ensure correct labeling. The department shall adopt rules establishing a testing program pursuant to this section, rules identifying the types of contaminants that are injurious to health for which marijuana and marijuana products must be tested under this subchapter and rules regarding the maximum level of allowable contamination for each contaminant. Rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 602 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 6: TESTING OF MARIJUANA AND MARIJUANA PRODUCTS|28-B §602. Mandatory testing

 §602. Mandatory testing A licensee may not sell or distribute adult use marijuana or an adult use marijuana product to a consumer or to another licensee under this chapter unless the marijuana or marijuana product has been tested pursuant to this subchapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter and that mandatory testing has demonstrated that the marijuana or marijuana product does not exceed the maximum level of allowable contamination for any contaminant that is injurious to health and for which testing is required.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]1.  Scope of mandatory testing.  Mandatory testing of adult use marijuana and adult use marijuana products under this section must include, but is not limited to, testing for:   A. Residual solvents, poisons and toxins;   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]B. Harmful chemicals;   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]C. Dangerous molds and mildew;   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]D. Harmful microbes, including, but not limited to, Escherichia coli and salmonella;   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]E. Pesticides, fungicides and insecticides; and   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]F. THC potency, homogeneity and cannabinoid profiles to ensure correct labeling.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]The department may temporarily waive mandatory testing requirements under this section for any contaminant or factor for which the department has determined that there exists no licensed testing facility in the State capable of and certified to perform such testing.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 2.  Record keeping.  A licensee shall maintain a record of all mandatory testing that includes a description of the adult use marijuana or adult use marijuana product provided to the testing facility, the identity of the testing facility and the results of the mandatory test.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 3.  Testing process, protocols and standards.  The department shall establish by rule processes, protocols and standards for mandatory and other testing of marijuana and marijuana products that conform with the best practices generally used within the marijuana industry.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 603 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 6: TESTING OF MARIJUANA AND MARIJUANA PRODUCTS|28-B §603. Notification requirements

 §603. Notification requirements 1.  Notification of testing results required.  If the results of a mandatory test conducted pursuant to section 602 indicate that the tested adult use marijuana or adult use marijuana product exceeds the maximum level of allowable contamination for any contaminant that is injurious to health and for which testing is required, the testing facility immediately shall quarantine, document and properly destroy the marijuana or marijuana product, except when the owner of the tested marijuana or marijuana product has successfully undertaken remediation and retesting, and within 30 days of completing the test shall notify the department of the test results.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 2.  Notification of testing results not required.  A testing facility is not required to notify the department of the results of any test:   A. Conducted on adult use marijuana or an adult use marijuana product at the direction of a licensee pursuant to section 602 that demonstrates that the marijuana or marijuana product does not exceed the maximum level of allowable contamination for any contaminant that is injurious to health and for which testing is required;   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]B. Conducted on adult use marijuana or an adult use marijuana product at the direction of a licensee for research and development purposes only, so long as the licensee notifies the testing facility prior to the performance of the test that the testing is for research and development purposes only;   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]C. Conducted on marijuana or a marijuana product at the direction of a person who is not a licensee; or   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]D. Conducted on a substance that is not marijuana or a marijuana product.   [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 § 604 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 6: TESTING OF MARIJUANA AND MARIJUANA PRODUCTS|28-B §604. Sample collection for testing

 §604. Sample collection for testing Except as provided in section 604-A, if a test to be performed by a testing facility is a mandatory test under section 602, an employee or designee of the testing facility or a sample collector must collect the sample required for the test. If a test to be performed by a testing facility is not a mandatory test, the owner of the marijuana or marijuana product, or a designee of the owner, may collect the sample required for the test.   [PL 2019, c. 676, §14 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 676, §14 (AMD).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 604-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 6: TESTING OF MARIJUANA AND MARIJUANA PRODUCTS|28-B §604-A. Sample collecting for mandatory testing by licensee

 §604-A. Sample collecting for mandatory testing by licensee 1.  Sample collecting by licensee authorized; rules.  Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, a cultivation facility licensee, products manufacturing facility licensee or marijuana store licensee, or an employee of such licensee, may collect samples of the licensee's adult use marijuana or adult use marijuana products for mandatory testing under section 602 and may deliver those samples to a testing facility for testing. The department shall adopt rules regarding the collection of samples of adult use marijuana and adult use marijuana products for mandatory testing by a licensee or an employee of a licensee as authorized under this section, which must include, but are not limited to:   A. The establishment of sample collecting processes, protocols and standards, which must be complied with by the licensee and its employees in collecting samples of adult use marijuana and adult use marijuana products for testing purposes;   [PL 2019, c. 676, §15 (NEW).]B. Requirements for the licensee to provide video, onsite or other demonstration of its sample collecting practices to ensure compliance with paragraph A;   [PL 2019, c. 676, §15 (NEW).]C. Provisions authorizing the department to conduct audits of adult use marijuana or adult use marijuana products that were tested using samples collected by the licensee or its employees pursuant to this section, with all costs of the audits to be paid for by the licensee;   [PL 2019, c. 676, §15 (NEW).]D. Requirements for the transportation, delivery and transfer of samples of adult use marijuana and adult use marijuana products collected by the licensee or an employee of the licensee to a testing facility, which must require the in-person transfer of the samples by the licensee or an employee of the licensee to the testing facility licensee or an employee of the testing facility licensee;   [PL 2019, c. 676, §15 (NEW).]E. A prohibition on the intentional tampering with or interference in the mandatory testing process or auditing process by a licensee or an employee of the licensee, which, notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, may be treated by the department as constituting a major license violation affecting public safety and as a basis for imposition of a license suspension or revocation pursuant to section 802; and   [PL 2019, c. 676, §15 (NEW).]F. Authorization for the department to suspend or revoke the licensee's license following 2 or more failed sample collecting audits conducted by the department pursuant to this section.   [PL 2019, c. 676, §15 (NEW).]Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.   [PL 2019, c. 676, §15 (NEW).] 2.  Repeal.   [PL 2021, c. 226, §6 (RP).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2019, c. 676, §15 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 226, §6 (AMD).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 605 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 6: TESTING OF MARIJUANA AND MARIJUANA PRODUCTS|28-B §605. Additional testing not required

 §605. Additional testing not required Notwithstanding section 602, a licensee may sell or furnish to a consumer or to another licensee adult use marijuana or an adult use marijuana product that the licensee has not submitted for testing in accordance with this subchapter and rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter if:   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]1.  Prior testing.  The marijuana or marijuana product has previously undergone testing in accordance with this subchapter and rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter at the direction of another licensee and that testing demonstrated that the marijuana or marijuana product does not exceed the maximum level of allowable contamination for any contaminant that is injurious to health and for which testing is required;   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 2.  Proper documentation.  The mandatory testing process and the test results for the marijuana or marijuana product are documented in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and all applicable rules adopted pursuant to this chapter;   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 3.  Tracking maintained.  Tracking from immature marijuana plant to the point of retail sale has been maintained for the marijuana or marijuana product and transfers of the marijuana or marijuana product to another licensee or to a consumer can be easily identified; and   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 4.  No subsequent processing, manufacturing or alteration.  Since the performance of the prior testing under subsection 1, the marijuana or marijuana product has not undergone any further processing, manufacturing or alteration, other than the packaging and labeling of the marijuana or marijuana product for sale.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 606 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 6: TESTING OF MARIJUANA AND MARIJUANA PRODUCTS|28-B §606. Coordination with testing program and rules for marijuana and marijuana products for medical use

 §606. Coordination with testing program and rules for marijuana and marijuana products for medical use In adopting rules and regulating the testing of adult use marijuana and adult use marijuana products under this subchapter, the department shall ensure that, when necessary and practicable, the regulation of the testing of adult use marijuana and adult use marijuana products under this subchapter is consistent with the regulation of the testing of marijuana and marijuana products for medical use under the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 702 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 7: LABELING AND PACKAGING; SIGNS, ADVERTISING AND MARKETING; HEALTH AND SAFETY|28-B §702. Signs, advertising and marketing

 §702. Signs, advertising and marketing 1.  Prohibitions.  Signs, advertising and marketing used by or on behalf of a licensee:   A. May not be misleading, deceptive or false;   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]B. May not involve advertising or marketing that has a high likelihood of reaching persons under 21 years of age or that is specifically designed to appeal particularly to persons under 21 years of age;   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]C. May not be placed or otherwise used within 1,000 feet of the property line of a preexisting public or private school, except that, if a municipality by ordinance or other regulation, or, in the case of a town, plantation or township located in the unorganized and deorganized areas, the Maine Land Use Planning Commission, chooses to prohibit the placement or use of signs or advertising by or on behalf of a marijuana establishment at distances greater than or less than 1,000 feet but not less than 500 feet from the property line of a preexisting public or private school, that greater or lesser distance applies. As used in this paragraph, "school" has the same meaning as in section 402, subsection 2, paragraph A; and   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]D. May not violate any other requirement or restriction on signs, advertising and marketing imposed by the department by rule pursuant to subsection 2.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).][PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 2.  Rules on signs, advertising and marketing.  The department shall adopt rules regarding the placement and use of signs, advertising and marketing by or on behalf of a licensee, which may include, but are not limited to:   A. A prohibition on health or physical benefit claims in advertising or marketing, including, but not limited to, health or physical benefit claims on the label or packaging of adult use marijuana or an adult use marijuana product;   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]B. A prohibition on unsolicited advertising or marketing on the Internet, including, but not limited to, banner advertisements on mass-market websites;   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]C. A prohibition on opt-in advertising or marketing that does not permit an easy and permanent opt-out feature; and   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]D. A prohibition on advertising or marketing directed toward location-based devices, including, but not limited to, cellular telephones, unless the marketing is a mobile device application installed on the device by the owner of the device who is 21 years of age or older and includes a permanent and easy opt-out feature.   [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 § 704 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 7: LABELING AND PACKAGING; SIGNS, ADVERTISING AND MARKETING; HEALTH AND SAFETY|28-B §704. Coordination with labeling and packaging rules for marijuana and marijuana products for medical use

 §704. Coordination with labeling and packaging rules for marijuana and marijuana products for medical use In adopting rules and regulating the labeling and packaging of adult use marijuana and adult use marijuana products under this subchapter, the department shall ensure that, when necessary and practicable, the regulation of the labeling and packaging of adult use marijuana and adult use marijuana products under this subchapter is consistent with the regulation of the labeling and packaging of marijuana and marijuana products for medical use under the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).
28-B ME Rev Stat § 801 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 28-B: ADULT USE MARIJUANA|Chapter 1: MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION ACT|Subchapter 8: LICENSE VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES|28-B §801. Department may impose penalty on licensee for license violation; Maine Administrative Procedure Act applies

 §801. Department may impose penalty on licensee for license violation; Maine Administrative Procedure Act applies The department, on its own initiative or on complaint and after investigation, notice and the opportunity for a public hearing, by written order may impose a monetary penalty on a licensee or suspend or revoke the licensee's license for a violation by the licensee or by an agent or employee of the licensee of the provisions of this chapter, the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter or the terms, conditions or provisions of the licensee's license.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]1.  Additional penalties may be imposed.  Any penalties imposed by the department on a licensee pursuant to this subchapter are in addition to any criminal or civil penalties that may be imposed pursuant to other applicable laws or rules.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 2.  Maine Administrative Procedure Act; appeals.  Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter or in rules adopted pursuant to this subchapter, the imposition of a monetary penalty, suspension or revocation on a licensee by the department, including, but not limited to, the provision of notice and the conduct of hearings, is governed by the Maine Administrative Procedure Act. A final order of the department imposing a monetary penalty on a licensee or suspending or revoking the licensee's license is a final agency action, as defined in Title 5, section 8002, subsection 4, and the licensee may appeal that final order to the Superior Court in accordance with Rule 80C of the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure.   [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).