This bill amends the Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act and the Cannabis Legalization Act by:
1. Defining "sun-grown cultivators" under the medical use cannabis provisions and "sun-grown cultivation" under the adult use cannabis provisions;
2. Increasing the number of cannabis plants and expanding the area of canopy of cannabis plants that a medical use caregiver who is a sun-grown cultivator and who registers based on annual plant count or canopy may cultivate. The bill establishes a registration fee for such caregivers;
3. Creating requirements for the outdoor cultivation of cannabis for medical use;
4. Allowing medical use caregiver assistants and contractors, employees and other support staff of adult use cannabis licensees a 30-day grace period to assist, work or perform services after submitting an application for an individual identification card;
5. Repealing the prohibition on cannabis collectives under the medical use of cannabis provisions; and
6. Repealing the mandatory testing requirement for yeast and mold for adult use cannabis and cannabis products.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 1897, HP 1268: 22.2423, 22.2425, 22.2430, 28-B.207, 28-B.602