Legislation that would make multiple alterations to the state’s recreational marijuana law, including doubling the possession limit for marijuana concentrates, has been passed by the Maine Legislature.
House Bill 1880 will soon be sent to Governor Janet Mills after being passed by both the House and Senate with overwhelming majorities. It’s expected that Governor Mills will sign it into law.
The proposal would allow a marijuana store to deliver in municipalities that have not approved the operation of marijuana stores and to deliver to businesses or hotels if written consent is given by an authorized employee of the business or hotel. The proposal would also increase the maximum amount of THC allowed per packaged marijuana product from 100 mg to 200 mg.
In addition HB 1880 would allow cultivation facilities, nursery cultivation facilities and products manufacturing facilities to operate a limited delivery service, and it allows advertising and marketing of the business and products with signs on the premises and on the exterior of a motor vehicle.
In a move requested by some marijuana businesses, the legislation clarifies that adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products may be returned by a licensee to the licensee from which the cannabis or cannabis product was received.
As introduced, HB 1880 would have legalized marijuana social clubs, but it was amended heavily in committee.
