§ 28-B §1502 — Home cultivation of cannabis for personal adult use

The provisions of this section apply to the home cultivation of cannabis for personal adult use by a person 21 years of age or older, but do not apply to the cultivation of cannabis for medical use by a qualifying patient, a caregiver, a registered caregiver or a registered dispensary as authorized by the Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act.
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Cultivation of up to 6 mature cannabis plants per person for personal adult use authorized.
Subject to the applicable requirements and restrictions of subsections 2, 3 and 4, a person 21 years of age or older may cultivate up to 6 mature cannabis plants, up to 12 immature cannabis plants and an unlimited number of seedlings for personal adult use:
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Cultivation requirements.
A person who cultivates cannabis for personal adult use pursuant to this section shall:
3.
Local regulation of home cultivation of cannabis for personal adult use within municipalities.
In accordance with this subchapter and pursuant to the home rule authority granted under the Constitution of Maine, Article VIII, Part Second and Title 30‑A, section 3001, a municipality may regulate the home cultivation of cannabis for personal adult use within the municipality.
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Local regulation of home cultivation of cannabis for personal adult use within town, plantation or township in unorganized and deorganized areas.
In accordance with this subchapter and pursuant to the authority granted under Title 12, chapter 206‑A, the Maine Land Use Planning Commission may regulate the home cultivation of cannabis for personal adult use within a town, plantation or township in the unorganized and deorganized areas.

Legislative History

PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW). PL 2017, c. 452, §37 (REV). PL 2021, c. 669, §5 (REV). PL 2023, c. 220, §§2-4 (AMD).