Maine § 22 §2428 Registered dispensaries

Maine Statutes

§ 22 §2428 — Registered dispensaries

Maine § 22 §2428

Title 22HEALTH AND WELFARE

Part 5FOODS AND DRUGS

Ch. 558-CMAINE MEDICAL USE OF CANNABIS ACT

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 22 §2428 (2026).

Text

1.Provisions pertaining to primary caregiver apply to nonprofit dispensary. 1-A. Provisions pertaining to registered dispensary. For the purpose of assisting a qualifying patient, a registered dispensary may in accordance with rules adopted by the department:

2.Registration requirements.

3.Rules.

4.Expiration.

5.Inspection.

6.Registered dispensary requirements. This subsection governs the operations of registered dispensaries.

7.Maximum amount of cannabis to be dispensed. A dispensary or an officer or director or assistant of a dispensary may not dispense more than 2 1/2 ounces of harvested cannabis in one transaction to a qualifying patient or to a caregiver on behalf of a qualifying patient, except that a dispensary or an officer or director or assistant of a dispensary may not di

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1.
Provisions pertaining to primary caregiver apply to nonprofit dispensary.
1-A.
Provisions pertaining to registered dispensary.
For the purpose of assisting a qualifying patient, a registered dispensary may in accordance with rules adopted by the department:
2.
Registration requirements.
3.
Rules.
4.
Expiration.
5.
Inspection.
6.
Registered dispensary requirements.
This subsection governs the operations of registered dispensaries.
7.
Maximum amount of cannabis to be dispensed.
A dispensary or an officer or director or assistant of a dispensary may not dispense more than 2 1/2 ounces of harvested cannabis in one transaction to a qualifying patient or to a caregiver on behalf of a qualifying patient, except that a dispensary or an officer or director or assistant of a dispensary may not dispense more than 2 1/2 ounces of harvested cannabis to a visiting qualifying patient during a 15-day period.
8.
Immunity.
8-A.
Immunity.
9.
Prohibitions.
The prohibitions in this subsection apply to a registered dispensary.
10.
Local regulation.
11.
Limitation on number of dispensaries.
11-A.
Limitation on number of dispensaries registered.
This subsection governs the limits on the number of dispensary registration certificates that may be issued by the department.
12.
Labels.
13.
Reorganization to for-profit status.
Any of the 8 registered dispensaries that were issued registration certificates as of April 1, 2018 and that are operating as nonprofit entities may convert to a for‑profit entity pursuant to this subsection. A registered dispensary established pursuant to subsection 11‑A, paragraph A that was not issued a dispensary registration certificate before April 1, 2018 and operates as a nonprofit entity may not convert to a for-profit entity.

Legislative History

IB 2009, c. 1, §5 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 631, §42 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 631, §51 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 407, Pt. B, §32 (AMD). RR 2013, c. 1, §41 (COR). PL 2013, c. 371, §4 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 374, §2 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 393, §4 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 394, §§7, 8 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 498, §2 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 501, §2 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 503, §§2-6 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 516, §15 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 475, §§22-24 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. E, §9 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 447, §§19-22 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 452, §16 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 312, §1 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 331, §§22-27 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 354, §7 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 293, Pt. A, §27 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 367, §§13, 14 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 662, §31 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 669, §5 (REV). PL 2021, c. 676, Pt. A, §34 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 6, §§9-11 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 365, §10 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 679, Pt. A, §§15-17 (AMD).