A cannabis store must be operated in accordance with the provisions of this section and the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
1.Products authorized for sale.
Except as provided in subsection 2, a cannabis store may sell:
2.Prohibitions.
A cannabis store may not:
3.Compliance with packaging, labeling and health and safety requirements.
All adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products sold or offered for sale by a cannabis store must meet all applicable packaging, labeling and health and safety requirements of subchapter 7 and the rules adopted under subchapter 7.
4.Verification of purchaser's age.
A person must be 21 years of age or older to make a purchase from a cannabis store. A cannabis store may not sell any item to a minor.
4-A.
Controlled, indoor entry area.
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A cannabis store must be operated in accordance with the provisions of this section and the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
1.
Products authorized for sale.
Except as provided in subsection 2, a cannabis store may sell:
2.
Prohibitions.
A cannabis store may not:
3.
Compliance with packaging, labeling and health and safety requirements.
All adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products sold or offered for sale by a cannabis store must meet all applicable packaging, labeling and health and safety requirements of subchapter 7 and the rules adopted under subchapter 7.
4.
Verification of purchaser's age.
A person must be 21 years of age or older to make a purchase from a cannabis store. A cannabis store may not sell any item to a minor.
4-A.
Controlled, indoor entry area.
5.
Prohibition on use of shared facility for retail sale of adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products and cannabis and cannabis products for medical use.
A cannabis store licensee that is also a registered caregiver or a registered dispensary may not sell or offer for sale to consumers adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products pursuant to this chapter within the same facility or building in which the licensee also sells or offers for sale to qualifying patients cannabis and cannabis products for medical use pursuant to the Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act.
6.
Signs, marketing and advertising.
All signs used by and all marketing and advertising conducted by or on behalf of a cannabis store must comply with the requirements of section 702 and the rules adopted pursuant to section 702.
7.
Sales tax.
A cannabis store licensee shall ensure that the tax imposed on the sale of adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products to a consumer pursuant to Title 36, section 1811 is collected and remitted in accordance with the requirements of Title 36, Part 3 and the rules adopted pursuant to Title 36, Part 3.
8.
Tracking.
In accordance with the requirements of section 105, a cannabis store licensee shall track all adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products from the point at which the cannabis or cannabis products are delivered or transferred to the cannabis store by a cultivation facility or a products manufacturing facility to the point at which the cannabis or cannabis products are sold to a consumer, are delivered or transferred to a testing facility, are returned to a cultivation facility or a products manufacturing facility from which the cannabis or cannabis products were received or are disposed of or destroyed.
9.
Limited delivery service.
A cannabis store, cultivation facility or products manufacturing facility may operate a limited delivery service for the delivery of immature cannabis plants, seedlings, adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products in accordance with the requirements of this subsection. A cannabis store may not deliver adult use cannabis or an immature cannabis plant, seedling or adult use cannabis product to a minor. A municipality may not prohibit delivery of adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products authorized under this subsection.
10.
Curbside pickup.
A cannabis store may allow curbside pickup of immature cannabis plants, seedlings, adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products at a designated location outside of the cannabis store in accordance with the requirements of this subsection and any additional requirements imposed by the office by rule.
11.
Return of adult use cannabis.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a cannabis store licensee may return a cannabis plant, cannabis flower and cannabis trim to a cultivation facility from which the cannabis plant, cannabis flower or cannabis trim was received, or return cannabis or cannabis products to the products manufacturing facility from which the cannabis or cannabis product was received, as long as the cannabis store licensee tracks the return as required in subsection 8 until transferred to the cultivation facility or products manufacturing facility and as long as the cultivation facility or products manufacturing facility accepts returns.
12.
Samples for consumers.
Notwithstanding subsection 2, paragraph A, and in accordance with all other provisions of this chapter applicable to the sale by a cannabis store of adult use cannabis or adult use cannabis products, a cannabis store may give away samples of adult use cannabis or adult use cannabis products to persons at least 21 years of age as follows:
13.
Special retail sales prices.
A cannabis store may establish special retail sales prices on adult use cannabis or adult use cannabis products, except that products may not be sold at a retail price that is significantly less than the wholesale price or the price paid by the cannabis store.
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