LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S CHAPTER
SIGNATURE
96
MAY 21, 2023 PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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H.P. 625 - L.D. 978
An Act to Maintain Legislative Oversight of the Maine Medical Use of
Cannabis Program by Requiring Major Substantive Rulemaking
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2422-A, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 652, §1, is
amended to read:
A. Notwithstanding Title 5, section 8072, subsection 11 or any other provision of law
to the contrary, rules provisionally adopted by the department in accordance with this
subsection and submitted for legislative review may not be finally adopted by the
department unless legislation authorizing final adoption of those rules is enacted into
law.
This paragraph is repealed on November 1, 2025.
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §2430-G, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 452, §24, is amended
to read:
4. Procedures for suspending or terminating registration. The department shall
adopt rules establishing procedures for suspending or terminating the registration of a
registered dispensary or a registered caregiver that violates the provisions of this section or
the rules adopted pursuant to this subsection.
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical major substantive rules as
defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 978, HP 625: 22.2422
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 96: 22.2422, 22.2430