Provisional adoption of rules occurs only during the major substantive rulemaking process of the Maine Administrative Procedures Act. Major substantive rules are subject to review by the Maine Legislature before their formal adoption may proceed.
The Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) has provisionally adopted three rules to revise standards for the Adult Use Cannabis Program in Maine. Copies of the provisionally adopted rules appear below. These versions have benefited from the public comment process conducted by OCP.
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Provisionally Adopted Rule
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| 18-691 C.M.R., ch. 10, Rules for the Administration of the Adult Use Cannabis Program | PDF, 377KB |
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18-691 C.M.R., ch. 20, Rules for the Licensure of Adult Use Cannabis Establishments
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18-691 C.M.R., ch. 30, Compliance Rules for Adult Use Cannabis Establishments
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The rules governing the testing of adult use cannabis have been designated in statute as "routine technical". As a result, the Office has finally adopted 18-691 CMR, ch. 40, Rules for the Testing of Adult Use Cannabis. However at the time of adoption OCP set a "contingent" effective date for those rules, so that the Rules for the Testing of Adult Use Cannabis will not become effective until the other rules affecting the Adult Use Cannabis Program are finally adopted by the Office. The rules can be reviewed here and individuals with questions regarding these rules can contact OCP's policy director, Gabi Pierce, at Gabi.Pierce@maine.gov.
For reference, the proposed rules from the initial round of revisions proposed by OCP at the start of the rulemaking process can be found here. The current program rule, 18-691 C.M.R., ch. 1, Adult Use Cannabis Program Rule, can be found here.
The table below contains additional materials posted at the request of the Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs.
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Provisionally Adopted Rule
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MAPA Forms & Basis Statement
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| 18-691 C.M.R., ch. 10, Rules for the Administration of the Adult Use Cannabis Program | PDF, 2.47MB | PDF, 206KB |
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18-691 C.M.R., ch. 20, Rules for the Licensure of Adult Use Cannabis Establishments
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PDF, 179KB | |
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18-691 C.M.R., ch. 30, Compliance Rules for Adult Use Cannabis Establishments
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PDF, 367KB | |
*These are copies of the public comments submitted to OCP during the public comment period from August 15, 2023 to September 17, 2023.