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Maine cannabis law

Key points
Legal status
Possession limits
Medical patients 8 pounds of harvested cannabis
Recreational users 2.5 oz
State taxes
Medical patients 5.5% general sales tax OR 8% on edibles
Recreational users 10% sales tax, 15% excise tax
Cultivation
Medical patients 6 mature, 12 immature plants
Recreational users 6 mature, 12 immature plants
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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.”

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