Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1608: An Act to Counter Unlawful Cannabis Cultivation
Status: Failed, May 14, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Counter Unlawful Cannabis Cultivation Received by the Clerk of the House on April 11, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative PERKINS of Dover-Foxcroft. Cosponsored by Senator HARRINGTON of York and Representatives: ADAMS of Lebanon, ARDELL of Monticello, EDER of Waterboro, FOSTER of Dexter, FREDERICKS of Sanford, MCINTYRE of Lowell, WHITE of Guilford, Senator: CYRWAY of Kennebec. Printed on recycled paper.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Counter Unlawful Cannabis Cultivation Received by the Clerk of the House on April 11, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative PERKINS of Dover-Foxcroft. Cosponsored by Senator HARRINGTON of York and Representatives: ADAMS of Lebanon, ARDELL of Monticello, EDER of Waterboro, FOSTER of Dexter, FREDERICKS of Sanford, MCINTYRE of Lowell, WHITE of Guilford, Senator: CYRWAY of Kennebec. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2422-B is enacted to registration not issued The department may not register and issue a registry identification card or a registration certificate to any person that would be authorized under that registry identification card or registration certificate to cultivate cannabis at a geographical location that has been the site of repeated violations under this chapter or under Title 28-B, chapter 1, the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter or Title 28-B, chapter 1 or any other applicable state or local law, rule or regulation. The department may place a moratorium for a period not to exceed years on any such geographical location for the purpose of the cultivation of cannabis under this chapter by a person …
Sponsors
- Chad Perkins (R, 31) · primary sponsor