Marijuana Business Factbook 2019

83 © Copyright 2020, Marijuana Business Daily , a division of Anne Holland Ventures Inc. You may NOT copy this Factbook, or make public the data and facts contained herein, in part or in whole. For more copies or editorial permissions, contact CustomerService@MJBizDaily.com or call (720) 213-5992, ext. 1. State-By-State: Legal Overview, Market Data and Outlook | Chapter 2 MJBIZDAILY.COM MAINE Medical REGULATORY OVERVIEW Main measures Ballot Question 2 (cultivation and possession); Question 5 (nonprofit dispensaries and voluntary registry) Type of measures Ballot initiatives Years passed Question 2: 1999 Question 5: 2009 Margin of victory Question 2: 61% to 39% Question 5: 59% to 41% Possession limit Up to 2.5 ounces of prepared marijuana and 6 mature plants Patient registry Voluntary―patients who do not register must still obtain a written recommendation from an in-state physician and otherwise abide by the program rules in order to be protected under the law Accepts patients registered with other states? Yes―but only patients from select states who have met Maine’s criteria can purchase medical marijuana in the state Home cultivation Yes Restrictions on type of marijuana allowed to be sold? No Qualifying medical conditions As of December 2018, the list of qualifying conditions has been replaced with new regulations allowing medical providers to provide a written certification that it is their professional opinion a qualifying patient is likely to receive therapeutic or palliative benefit from the medical use of marijuana to treat or alleviate the patient’s medical diagnosis.