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Chapter 1: CANNABIS LEGALIZATION ACT
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
28-B §101. Short title - §101. Short title This chapter may be known and cited...
28-B §102. Definitions - §102. Definitions As used in this Title, unless the context...
28-B §103. Unauthorized conduct; penalties - §103. Unauthorized conduct; penalties 1. Unauthorized conduct. Except as otherwise...
28-B §104. Implementation, administration and enforcement; staffing; rulemaking - §104. Implementation, administration and enforcement; staffing; rulemaking 1. Implementation, administration...
28-B §105. Tracking system - §105. Tracking system The department shall implement and administer a...
28-B §106. Individual identification cards - §106. Individual identification cards The department shall issue individual identification...
28-B §107. Collection and analysis of public health and safety data - §107. Collection and analysis of public health and safety data...
28-B §108. Public health and safety programs - §108. Public health and safety programs The department shall develop...
28-B §109. Enhanced training for criminal justice agencies and municipalities - §109. Enhanced training for criminal justice agencies and municipalities The...
28-B §110. Investigation by a criminal justice agency of unlawful activity - §110. Investigation by a criminal justice agency of unlawful activity...
28-B §111. Cultivation, care or sale of cannabis by state or local agency prohibited - §111. Cultivation, care or sale of cannabis by state or...
28-B §112. Employment policies - §112. Employment policies Except as otherwise provided in the Maine...
28-B §113. Report to Legislature - §113. Report to Legislature 1. Report required. By February 15,...
Subchapter 2: GENERAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
28-B §201. License process; license types - §201. License process; license types The department, upon receipt of...
28-B §202. General licensing criteria - §202. General licensing criteria An applicant for a license to...
28-B §203. Additional licensing considerations - §203. Additional licensing considerations An applicant for a license to...
28-B §204. Criminal history record check - §204. Criminal history record check The department shall request a...
28-B §205. Application process; issuance of license - §205. Application process; issuance of license 1. Forms; payment of...
28-B §206. Denial of license - §206. Denial of license 1. Denial for good cause. The...
28-B §207. Application fees; license fees - §207. Application fees; license fees The department, in accordance with...
28-B §208. License term - §208. License term An active license issued by the department...
28-B §209. License renewal - §209. License renewal 1. Notification of expiration date. Ninety days...
28-B §210. Transfer of ownership interests - §210. Transfer of ownership interests 1. Transfer application. A licensee...
28-B §211. Relocation of licensed premises - §211. Relocation of licensed premises 1. Relocation application. A licensee...
28-B §212. Termination of license - §212. Termination of license 1. Notification of termination required. A...
28-B §213. Notice of new owner, officer, manager or employee - §213. Notice of new owner, officer, manager or employee Before...
28-B §214. Inactive licenses - §214. Inactive licenses The department may revoke or refuse to...
28-B §215. Notification to municipality; sharing of information with Bureau of Revenue Services - §215. Notification to municipality; sharing of information with Bureau of...
Subchapter 3: LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR CULTIVATION FACILITIES
28-B §301. Cultivation facility license types - §301. Cultivation facility license types Subject to the requirements and...
28-B §302. Additional information required for application for cultivation facility license - §302. Additional information required for application for cultivation facility license...
28-B §303. Increase in cultivation tier upon renewal - §303. Increase in cultivation tier upon renewal A licensee seeking...
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...
Subchapter 4: LOCAL REGULATION OF CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENTS
28-B §401. Municipal regulation of cannabis establishments generally - §401. Municipal regulation of cannabis establishments generally In accordance with...
28-B §402. Local authorization of cannabis establishments within municipalities - §402. Local authorization of cannabis establishments within municipalities 1. Request...
28-B §403. Local authorization of cannabis establishments within towns, plantations and townships in the unorganized and deorganized areas - §403. Local authorization of cannabis establishments within towns, plantations and...
28-B §404. Authority of Maine Land Use Planning Commission - §404. Authority of Maine Land Use Planning Commission This chapter...
28-B §405. Information requests - §405. Information requests A municipality may request that the department...
28-B §406. Notification to department - §406. Notification to department A municipality shall notify the department...
Subchapter 5: OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENTS
28-B §501. Operation of cultivation facilities - §501. Operation of cultivation facilities A cultivation facility must be...
28-B §502. Operation of products manufacturing facilities - §502. Operation of products manufacturing facilities A products manufacturing facility...
28-B §503. Operation of testing facilities - §503. Operation of testing facilities A testing facility must be...
28-B §503-A. Operation of sample collectors - §503-A. Operation of sample collectors A sample collector shall operate...
28-B §504. Operation of cannabis stores - §504. Operation of cannabis stores A cannabis store must be...
28-B §504-A. Off-premises sales (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/23) - §504-A. Off-premises sales (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) (WHOLE...
28-B §505. Transportation of adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products - §505. Transportation of adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis...
28-B §506. Employment of persons under 21 years of age prohibited - §506. Employment of persons under 21 years of age prohibited...
28-B §507. Entry into cannabis establishment by persons under 21 years of age prohibited - §507. Entry into cannabis establishment by persons under 21 years...
28-B §508. Use of adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products within licensed premises - §508. Use of adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis...
28-B §509. License to be conspicuously displayed - §509. License to be conspicuously displayed A licensee shall ensure...
28-B §510. Limited access areas - §510. Limited access areas Except as provided in subsection 1,...
28-B §511. Record keeping and inspection of records; audits - §511. Record keeping and inspection of records; audits 1. Record...
28-B §512. Inspection of licensed premises; testing and sampling for product quality control - §512. Inspection of licensed premises; testing and sampling for product...
28-B §513. Licensee compliance with regulatory requirements - §513. Licensee compliance with regulatory requirements A licensee, as a...
Subchapter 6: TESTING OF CANNABIS AND CANNABIS PRODUCTS
28-B §601. Testing program established - §601. Testing program established The department shall establish a testing...
28-B §602. Mandatory testing - §602. Mandatory testing A licensee may not sell or distribute...
28-B §603. Notification requirements - §603. Notification requirements 1. Notification of testing results required. If...
28-B §604. Sample collection for testing - §604. Sample collection for testing Except as provided in section...
28-B §604-A. Sample collecting for mandatory testing by licensee - §604-A. Sample collecting for mandatory testing by licensee 1. Sample...
28-B §605. Additional testing not required - §605. Additional testing not required Notwithstanding section 602, a licensee...
28-B §606. Coordination with testing program and rules for cannabis and cannabis products for medical use - §606. Coordination with testing program and rules for cannabis and...
Subchapter 7: LABELING AND PACKAGING; SIGNS, ADVERTISING AND MARKETING; HEALTH AND SAFETY
28-B §701. Labeling and packaging - §701. Labeling and packaging 1. Labeling requirements. Adult use cannabis...
28-B §702. Signs, advertising and marketing - §702. Signs, advertising and marketing 1. Prohibitions. Signs, advertising and...
28-B §703. Other health and safety requirements and restrictions; rules - §703. Other health and safety requirements and restrictions; rules 1....
28-B §704. Coordination with labeling and packaging rules for cannabis and cannabis products for medical use - §704. Coordination with labeling and packaging rules for cannabis and...
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;...
28-B §802. Penalties - §802. Penalties 1. Monetary penalties. A monetary penalty imposed by...
28-B §803. Disposition of unauthorized cannabis or cannabis products of licensee - §803. Disposition of unauthorized cannabis or cannabis products of licensee...
28-B §803-A. Administrative holds - §803-A. Administrative holds In accordance with the provisions of this...
28-B §804. Rules - §804. Rules The department shall adopt rules governing the imposition...
Subchapter 9: CANNABIS ADVISORY COMMISSION
28-B §901. Establishment - §901. Establishment The Cannabis Advisory Commission, established by Title 5,...
28-B §902. Membership; chairs; terms; vacancies; quorum - §902. Membership; chairs; terms; vacancies; quorum 1. Membership. The commission...
28-B §903. Duties - §903. Duties 1. Review of laws and rules. The commission...
28-B §904. Organization; staffing; consultation - §904. Organization; staffing; consultation 1. Organization; staffing. The Legislative Council...
28-B §905. Reimbursement of expenses - §905. Reimbursement of expenses Members of the commission must be...
Subchapter 10: EXCISE TAX ON ADULT USE MARIJUANA
28-B §1001. Excise tax imposed (REPEALED) - §1001. Excise tax imposed (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c....
28-B §1002. Payment of excise tax (REPEALED) - §1002. Payment of excise tax (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2017,...
28-B §1003. Application of excise tax revenue (REPEALED) - §1003. Application of excise tax revenue (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
Subchapter 11: ADULT USE CANNABIS PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AND MUNICIPAL OPT-IN FUND; ADULT USE CANNABIS REGULATORY COORDINATION FUND
28-B §1101. Adult Use Cannabis Public Health and Safety and Municipal Opt-in Fund - §1101. Adult Use Cannabis Public Health and Safety and Municipal...
28-B §1102. Adult Use Cannabis Regulatory Coordination Fund - §1102. Adult Use Cannabis Regulatory Coordination Fund The Adult Use...
Chapter 3: PERSONAL ADULT USE OF CANNABIS AND CANNABIS PRODUCTS; HOME CULTIVATION OF CANNABIS FOR PERSONAL ADULT USE
28-B §1501. Personal adult use of cannabis and cannabis products - §1501. Personal adult use of cannabis and cannabis products 1....
28-B §1502. Home cultivation of cannabis for personal adult use - §1502. Home cultivation of cannabis for personal adult use The...
28-B §1503. Home extraction of cannabis concentrate by use of inherently hazardous substance prohibited - §1503. Home extraction of cannabis concentrate by use of inherently...
28-B §1504. Violations; penalties - §1504. Violations; penalties Except as provided in section 1501, subsection...