Maine cannabis law
Medical patients | 8 pounds of harvested cannabis |
Recreational users | 2.5 oz |
Medical patients | 5.5% general sales tax OR 8% on edibles |
Recreational users | 10% sales tax, 15% excise tax |
Medical patients | 6 mature, 12 immature plants |
Recreational users | 6 mature, 12 immature plants |



Do I qualify?


Concise guide to Maine's medical marijuana laws
Qualifying Conditions
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Cachexia or wasting syndrome
- Cancer
- Chronic pain
- Crohn’s disease
- Epilepsy
- Glaucoma
- Hepatitis C
- HIV or AIDS
- Huntington’s disease
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Nausea
- Nail-patella syndrome
- Parkinson’s disease
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- *Legislation (LD 1539) approved in 2018 amends the state law so that a physician at his or her sole discretion may recommend cannabis to any patient for which he/she believes it will benefit.
Patient Possession Limits
Two and one-half ounces
Home Cultivation
Yes, patients (or their primary caregivers) may possess no more than six mature marijuana plants.
State-licensed Dispensaries Allowed
Yes.
Medical Marijuana Statutes
Me. Rev. Stat. Tit. 22, §2423-D (2010)
Me. Rev. Stat. Tit. 22, §§2422; 2425 (2010)
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2383-B(5), (6) (1999) (amended 2001)
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2383-B(3)(e) (amended 2001)
Caregivers
Yes, primary caregiver is a person providing care for the registered patient. The caregiver must be 21 years of age or older. Starting in the fall of 2018, caregivers will be allowed to treat as many patients as they can from their limited harvest and hire as many employees as needed.
Estimated Number of Registered Patients
106,164
Source: Office of Cannabis Policy, as of December 2022
Employment Protections for Qualifying Patients
No
Reciprocity
Yes. Public Law, Chapter 209 (2019) provides that a “visiting qualifying patient from another jurisdiction that authorizes the medical use of marijuana … who possesses … a valid medical marijuana certification from that other jurisdiction and photographic identification … may engage in conduct authorized for a qualifying patient.”