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HEMP BAN: Federal intoxicating-hemp ban takes effect Nov 12-13, 2026 — consumer migration to licensed markets expectedFEDERAL: Schedule III rescheduling in progress — 280E relief expected late 2026FEDERAL RISK INDEX: 37/100 (LOW) — rescheduling momentum growingVA: Adult-use retail launches Jul 1, 2027 — license applications open Feb 1, 2027IL: SB 3222 omnibus signed — possession limits doubled, intoxicating hemp moves to dispensaries Nov 12MI: 24% wholesale tax challenged in court — repeal bill SB 810 pending in committeeCA: Cannabis excise tax locked at 15% through July 2028 per AB 564NJ: Cannabis consumption lounges now open in Atlantic City, Newark, MerchantvilleMN: Omnibus Cannabis Act signed — hemp-to-cannabis license bridge ahead of federal banOK: Governor pushes to eliminate medical program — bipartisan opposition buildingHEMP BAN: Federal intoxicating-hemp ban takes effect Nov 12-13, 2026 — consumer migration to licensed markets expectedFEDERAL: Schedule III rescheduling in progress — 280E relief expected late 2026FEDERAL RISK INDEX: 37/100 (LOW) — rescheduling momentum growingVA: Adult-use retail launches Jul 1, 2027 — license applications open Feb 1, 2027IL: SB 3222 omnibus signed — possession limits doubled, intoxicating hemp moves to dispensaries Nov 12MI: 24% wholesale tax challenged in court — repeal bill SB 810 pending in committeeCA: Cannabis excise tax locked at 15% through July 2028 per AB 564NJ: Cannabis consumption lounges now open in Atlantic City, Newark, MerchantvilleMN: Omnibus Cannabis Act signed — hemp-to-cannabis license bridge ahead of federal banOK: Governor pushes to eliminate medical program — bipartisan opposition building

MAINE

ADULT USE + MEDICAL

STATE REGULATORY PROFILE · MEDICAL EST. 1999 · ADULT USE EST. 2016

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RegulatorOCP
Track & TraceMETRC
Lab AccreditationISO 17025
License RenewalAnnual
Application Fee$1,000
Retail CapNo cap
Apps Currently OpenYes
Tax Rate14%
Market TierMature
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Delivery Permitted✓ YES
Consumption Sites✗ NO
Social Equity Program✗ NO
ACTIVE LEGISLATION IN MAINE
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2024REFORM
Petition-based record sealing enacted
Maine enacts a cannabis record-sealing law — petition-based rather than automatic — years after legalization, as advocates push to restore voter-intended justice provisions stripped during implementation.
OCT 9, 2020LEGALIZATION
Adult-use retail sales begin
Maine records its first legal adult-use sales — 1,223 days after the 2016 vote, the slowest legalization-to-retail rollout in U.S. history. First-month sales totaled about $1.4 million amid supply shortages.
JUN 27, 2019REFORM
Mills signs implementation law (LD 719)
Gov. Janet Mills signs the law authorizing the Office of Cannabis Policy to adopt adult-use rules, finally clearing the path to retail sales after years of gridlock under the prior administration.
MAY 2, 2018REFORM
Legislature overrides LePage veto
After Gov. LePage vetoed the implementation bill (LD 1719) citing conflicts with federal law and the medical program, the legislature overrides the veto, enacting the adult-use framework but stalling launch for years.
NOV 8, 2016LEGALIZATION
Voters narrowly approve Question 1
Maine voters legalize adult-use cannabis by fewer than 4,000 votes, becoming the 9th legal state. The win triggers a recount and years of legislative rewrites before any retail market opens.
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2009REFORM
Voters expand medical program
Maine voters approve a ballot measure broadening the medical cannabis program and the range of qualifying conditions, building on the caregiver-based supply model.
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