Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 558-C: MAINE MEDICAL USE OF CANNABIS ACT
22 §2422-A. Administration and enforcement; rulemaking

§2422-A. Administration and enforcement; rulemaking
(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
1.  Administration and enforcement.  The department shall administer and enforce this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, except that the administration and enforcement by the department of this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter may not be assigned to any bureau or division within the department responsible for the administration and enforcement of the laws governing the manufacture, sale and distribution of liquor.  
[PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. E, §3 (NEW).]
2.  Rulemaking.  The department, after consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services, may adopt rules as necessary to administer and enforce this chapter or amend rules previously adopted pursuant to this chapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A, except that, beginning July 1, 2021, rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A. Before adopting rules pursuant to this subsection, the department shall consult with caregivers, registered caregivers, patients and medical providers with significant knowledge and experience certifying patients under this chapter. The department shall develop a process to use when hiring consultants to advise on rule changes related to this chapter and shall report any subsequent changes to that process to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over medical use of cannabis matters.  
A. (TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 11/01/25) (TEXT REPEALED 11/01/25) Notwithstanding Title 5, section 8072, subsection 11 or any other provision of law to the contrary, rules provisionally adopted by the department in accordance with this subsection and submitted for legislative review may not be finally adopted by the department unless legislation authorizing final adoption of those rules is enacted into law.  
This paragraph is repealed on November 1, 2025.   [PL 2021, c. 652, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2021, c. 652, §1 (AMD); PL 2021, c. 669, §5 (REV).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. E, §3 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 387, §1 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 652, §1 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 669, §5 (REV).

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