Maine
65,368
Registered Patient Population |
4.86%
of Total Population Represented by Patients |
44
Total Medical Retail Locations Currently in Operation |
1,486 : 1
Patients : Retail |
Cannabis is legal to all adults over 21 in Maine. Any adult may cultivate up to six plants at home, 12 plants in a household of two or more adults. Patients enjoy a greater variety of dispensaries and producers than adult-use customers. Though there is a list of qualifying conditions for patients, a recommendation is ultimately up to the decision between a patient and their doctor. Patients visiting Maine may shop at the states medical cannabis dispensaries so long as their patient ID and state ID are from the same jurisdiction.
 Patient Rights and Civil Protection |
88/100 |
|
| Arrest Protection |
40/40 |
| Affirmative Defense |
15/15 |
| Parental Rights Protections |
10/10 |
| DUI Protections |
0/5 |
| Employment Protections |
4/5 |
| Explicit Privacy Standards |
7/7 |
| Housing Protections |
4/5 |
| Does Not Create New Criminal Penalties for Patients |
5/5 |
| Organ Transplants |
0/5 |
| Reciprocity |
3/3 |
|
|
Access to Medicine |
90/100 |
|
| Allows Distribution Programs |
34/40 |
| – Allows Access to Dried Flowers |
15/15 |
| – Allows Delivery |
5/5 |
| – No Sales Tax or Reasonable Sales Tax |
5/5 |
| – Allows for a Reasonable Number of Dispensaries |
5/5 |
| – Does Not Require Vertical Integration |
0/2 |
| – Ownership/Employment Restrictions |
2/2 |
| – Provisions for Labor Standards |
0/2 |
| – Environmental Impact Regulations |
0/2 |
| – Choice of Dispensary Without Restrictions |
2/2 |
| Noncommercial Cultivation |
18/20 |
| – Personal Cultivation |
15/15 |
| – Collective Gardening |
3/5 |
| Explicit Right to Edibles/Concentrates/Other Forms |
10/10 |
| Does not Impose Bans or Limits on THC |
10/10 |
| Does not Impose Bans on CBD |
10/10 |
| Local Bans/Zoning |
8/10 |
|
|
Ease of Navigation |
94/100 |
|
| Comprehensive Qualifying Conditions |
50/50 |
| Adding New Conditions |
10/10 |
| – Law/Regulations Allow for New Conditions |
5/5 |
| – System Works for Adding New Conditions |
5/5 |
| Reasonable Access for Minors |
9/10 |
| Reasonable Caregiver Background Checks |
4/4 |
| Number of Caregivers |
2/2 |
| Patient/Practitioner-Focused Task Force or Advisory Board |
0/2 |
| Reasonable Fees (Patients and Caregivers) |
9/10 |
| Allows Multiple-Year Registrations |
0/2 |
| Reasonable Physician Requirements |
5/5 |
| Does Not Classify Cannabis as a Medicine of Last Resort |
5/5 |
|
|
Functionality |
92/100 |
|
| Patients Able to Access Medicine at Dispensaries or by Cultivation |
50/50 |
| No Significant Administrative or Supply Problems |
14/15 |
| Patients Can Receive Legal Protections Within Reasonable Time Frame of Doctor's Recommendation |
9/10 |
| Reasonable Possession Limits |
4/5 |
| Reasonable Purchase Limits |
4/5 |
| Allows Patients to Medicate Where They Choose |
4/5 |
| Covered by Insurance/State Health Aid |
0/3 |
| Financial Hardship (Fee Waivers/Discount Medicine) |
7/7 |
|
|
Consumer Safety and Provider Requirements |
60.56/100 |
|
| Dispensing |
14.42/25 |
| Staff Training |
4/5 |
| Standard Operating Procedures |
3.75/5 |
| – Facility Sanitary Conditions |
0/1.25 |
| – Storage Protocols |
1.25/1.25 |
| – Reasonable Security Protocols |
1.25/1.25 |
| – Inventory Control |
1.25/1.25 |
| Recall Protocol and Adverse Event Reporting |
0/5 |
| Product Labeling |
3.67/5 |
| – Product Contents, Including Source Material Identification |
1.67/1.67 |
| – Allergens |
1/1.67 |
| – Potency/Compound Identification |
1/1.67 |
| Required Testing |
3/5 |
| – Active Compound Identification |
1/1.67 |
| – Contaminants |
1/1.67 |
| – Potency |
1/1.67 |
| Grow/Cultivation |
14.14/25 |
| Staff Training |
3/5 |
| Standard Operating Procedures |
2.14/5 |
| – Facility and Equipment Sanitary Conditions |
0/0.71 |
| – Workforce Safety Protocols |
0/0.71 |
| – Storage Protocols (Short-Term and Long-Term Storage) |
0.71/0.71 |
| – Reasonable Security Protocols |
0.71/0.71 |
| – Batch and Lot Tracking |
0.71/0.71 |
| – Disposal/Waste |
0/0.71 |
| – Water Management |
0/0.71 |
| Pesticide Guidance |
3/5 |
| – Pesticide Guidance |
2/2.5 |
| – Pesticide Labeling |
1/2.5 |
| Required Testing |
3/5 |
| – Active Ingredient Identification |
1/1.25 |
| – Contaminants |
1/1.25 |
| – Potency |
1/1.25 |
| – Sample Retention |
0/1.25 |
| Recall Protocol and Adverse Event Reporting |
3/5 |
| Manufacturing |
11/25 |
| Staff Training |
3/5 |
| Standard Operating Procedures |
3/5 |
| – Facility and Equipment Sanitary Conditions |
0/1 |
| – Workforce Safety Protocols |
0/1 |
| – Storage Protocols |
1/1 |
| – Reasonable Security Protocols |
1/1 |
| – Batch and Lot Tracking |
1/1 |
| Product Labeling |
2/5 |
| – Product Contents, Including Source Material Identification |
1/1.67 |
| – Allergens |
0/1.67 |
| – Potency and Compound Information |
1/1.67 |
| Required Testing |
3/5 |
| – Active Ingredient Identification |
1/1 |
| – Contaminants |
1/1 |
| – Potency |
1/1 |
| – Shelf Life Testing |
0/1 |
| – Sample Retention |
0/1 |
| Recall Protocol and Adverse Event Reporting |
0/5 |
| Laboratory Operations |
21/25 |
| Staff Training |
5/5 |
| Method Validation in Accordance with AHP Guidelines |
5/5 |
| Result Reporting |
1/5 |
| Independent or Third Party |
5/5 |
| Standard Operating Procedures and Protocols |
5/5 |
| – Equipment and Instrument Calibration |
0.83/0.83 |
| – Sample Tracking |
0.83/0.83 |
| – Facility and Equipment Sanitary Conditions |
0.83/0.83 |
| – Disposal/Waste |
0.83/0.83 |
| – Storage Protocols |
0.83/0.83 |
| – Workforce Safety Protocols |
0.83/0.83 |
|
|
Covid Response |
20/20
|
|
| Delivery Available? |
6/6
|
| Curbside Pickup Available? |
2/2
|
| Medical Cannabis Essential? |
7/7
|
| Telemedicine Available? |
5/5
|
|
| Excerpted from ASA's 2020 State of the States Report. |
In This Section
Voters in the State of Maine enacted the Maine Medical Marijuana Act of 1998 to protect patients who use cannabis medically on the advice of their doctor.
To qualify for legal protections in Maine, a patient must have a doctor’s certification that the patient has one of the eligible conditions specified by state law
Medical professionals recommending medical cannabis must be licensed as an osteopathic physician by the Board of Osteopathic Licensure pursuant to Title 32, chapter 36 or a person licensed as a physician or surgeon by the Board of Licensure in Medicine pursuant to Title 32, chapter 48 who is in good standing and who holds a valid federal Drug Enforcement Administration license to prescribe drugs.
The State of Medical Marijuana in Maine
