There are two aspects to the State of Maine's Adult Use Cannabis Program (AUCP): statute and rule. The Cannabis Legalization Act currently appears in Title 28-B of the Maine Revised Statutes.
Rules are implemented by state agencies to build upon existing law and provide a shared understanding of how a regulatory agency interprets statutory language. There are various aspects of the rulemaking process that OCP undertakes. Some of these are formal and required by the Maine Administrative Procedures Act, while others are informal and used to gather input to further inform the work of OCP.
The Office is currently engaged in routine technical rulemaking to make changes to the Rules for the Certification of Cannabis Testing Facilities, 18-691 CMR, ch. 5 and Rules for the Testing of Adult Use Cannabis, 18-691 CMR, ch. 40.