Bill > LD1897

This bill introduces several key changes to Maine's medical and adult-use cannabis regulations, focusing on sun-grown cultivation and operational flexibilities. It defines "sun-grown cultivator" as a caregiver who cultivates cannabis plants using only sunlight, and expands the cultivation limits for such cultivators, allowing them to grow up to 150 mature cannabis plants annually or cultivate up to 2,500 square feet of mature plant canopy annually, which is significantly more than previous restrictions. The bill establishes new registration fees for sun-grown cultivators and creates specific requirements for outdoor cannabis cultivation, including security measures like gated driveways and no-trespassing signage. Additionally, the legislation provides a 30-day grace period for medical use caregiver assistants and adult-use cannabis industry contractors and employees to work while their identification card applications are being processed. The bill also repeals the mandatory testing requirement for yeast and mold in adult-use cannabis and eliminates previous prohibitions on cannabis collectives. Furthermore, it introduces new definitions for indoor and sun-grown cultivation based on electricity usage and light sources, and adjusts licensing fees to differentiate between indoor and sun-grown cultivation facilities.

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https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1897&snum=132