This bill amends the definition of "disqualifying drug offense" in the Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act and in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 28-B to provide that a conviction that occurred after October 1, 2025 related to the cultivation or distribution of cannabis that is not authorized in the Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act or in Title 28-B is a disqualifying drug offense. It also provides that the Department of Administrative and Financial Services may not register or issue a registration certificate for cannabis to a facility or a person if the physical location of the facility or person is under investigation by state or federal law enforcement officers for the illegal cultivation or distribution of cannabis or was used by a person convicted of illegal cultivation or distribution of cannabis for those purposes. The Office of Cannabis Policy within the department may not issue a license under the Cannabis Legalization Act to an applicant proposing to operate licensed premises at a physical location that is under investigation by state or federal law enforcement officers for the illegal cultivation or distribution of cannabis or that was used by a person convicted of illegal cultivation or distribution of cannabis for those purposes.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 1455, SP 596: 22.2421, 22.2423, 22.2425, 28-B.102