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LD 1897

An Act Regarding Sun-Grown Cultivation In The Medical Use And Adult Use Cannabis Industries

132nd Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by David Boyer and 9 co-sponsors

Adds standards for sun-grown cannabis in Maine's medical and adult-use programs, integrating outdoor cultivation into licensing and oversight, impacting growers and regulators.

Became Law without Governor's Signature
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Bill Summary · LD 1897

Summary — LD 1897: An Act Regarding Sun-Grown Cultivation in the Medical Use and Adult Use Cannabis Industries

Status: Held by the Governor (as of 2025‑07‑08)
Introduced: 2025‑05‑01
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs

Purpose / Intent

LD 1897, by title, is intended to address "sun‑grown" (outdoor) cultivation practices within Maine’s medical and adult‑use cannabis industries. The bill’s broad aim is to add statutory/regulatory direction related to outdoor cultivation — for example by authorizing, defining, or setting standards for sun‑grown cannabis production and integrating such cultivation into the state’s cannabis licensing and oversight framework.

Note: The actual bill text was not included among the provided documents. The summary below therefore relies on the bill title and the official fiscal and legislative records supplied.

Key procedural actions and amendments

  • 2025‑05‑01: Bill referred to Veterans and Legal Affairs.
  • Committee held work sessions (5/14 and 5/22); committee reported out with a divided report (5/22, 6/13).
  • Multiple committee amendments were offered: Committee Amendment A (H‑713) and Committee Amendment B (H‑714) were both considered and adopted at different points in the process.
  • House and Senate actions culminated in passage to be enacted (House concurrence and Senate concurrence actions on 6/16–6/17).
  • 2025‑07‑08: Bill status noted as HELD BY THE GOVERNOR (no signature or veto recorded in the provided record).

Fiscal impact

Two fiscal notes were issued:
- 06/02/25 fiscal note (for the bill as amended by committee amendment) indicated a minor cost increase to the Office of Cannabis Policy (paid from Other Special Revenue Funds). Costs were described as expected to be minor and absorbable within existing budgeted resources.
- 06/16/25 fiscal note (for a House amendment to Committee Amendment A) states no fiscal impact.

Interpretation: implementation may require modest administrative work for the Office of Cannabis Policy, but later amendment(s) appear to have removed or neutralized projected costs.

Who would be affected

  • Licensed cannabis cultivators and prospective outdoor (sun‑grown) growers — regulatory status, licensing conditions, and cultivation practices could change.
  • The Office of Cannabis Policy — for rulemaking, licensing adjustments, inspections, or compliance oversight.
  • Municipalities, environmental regulators, and stakeholders concerned with land use, pesticide use, and environmental impacts of outdoor cultivation.
  • Medical and adult‑use consumers indirectly, through potential changes in product availability or production methods.

What’s missing / next steps

  • The full statutory text and specific provisions (definitions, licensing changes, environmental or production standards, start dates, penalties, or transition rules) were not provided. For a definitive account of legal changes and operational requirements, consult the enrolled bill text or the Office of the Revisor of Statutes once published.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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