Maine LD 202: An Act To Clarify The Requirements For Off-Premises Sales By Cannabis Store Licensees

Bill Text

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STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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S.P. 102 - L.D. 202
An Act to Clarify the Requirements for Adult Use Cannabis Stores to
Transact Sales at Specified Events
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 28-B MRSA §102, sub-§39-A is enacted to read:
39-A. Permitted premises for a specified event. "Permitted premises for a specified
event" means the premises described in a specified event permit issued to a cannabis store
pursuant to section 504-A where a cannabis store is authorized to sell adult use cannabis
and adult use cannabis products.
Sec. 2. 28-B MRSA §102, sub-§51-A is enacted to read:
51-A. Specified event. "Specified event" means an event that occurs outside the
licensed premises of a cannabis store that is not conducted primarily for the benefit or
enjoyment of individuals under 21 years of age and that is not more than 10 consecutive
days in duration or 10 occurrences in duration. For purposes of this subsection,
"occurrence" means an event that is less than 24 hours in duration and that occurs during
the same calendar year as another occurrence.
Sec. 3. 28-B MRSA §102, sub-§51-B is enacted to read:
51-B. Specified event permit. "Specified event permit" means a temporary
authorization for a cannabis store to conduct sales of adult use cannabis and adult use
cannabis products on the permitted premises for a specified event in accordance with
section 504-A.
Sec. 4. 28-B MRSA §504, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 and
amended by PL 2021, c. 669, §5, is further amended to read:
3. Compliance with packaging, labeling and health and safety requirements. All
adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products sold or offered for sale at by a cannabis
store must meet all applicable packaging, labeling and health and safety requirements of
subchapter 7 and the rules adopted under subchapter 7.
Sec. 5. 28-B MRSA §504-A, as amended by PL 2021, c. 759, Pt. C, §2 and c. 669,
§5, is further amended by amending the section headnote to read:
APPROVED
JULY 10, 2023
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
408
PUBLIC LAW

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§504-A. Off-premises Specified event sales
Sec. 6. 28-B MRSA §504-A, first ¶, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 735, §1 and
amended by c. 669, §5, is further amended to read:
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the department may shall issue
a specified event permit to a cannabis store to sell adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis
products at on the permitted premises for a specified event located outside the licensed
premises in accordance with the requirements of this section. Transportation of adult use
cannabis and adult use cannabis products between the licensed premises and the permitted
premises for a specified event is subject to the requirements of section 505. A cannabis
store authorized to sell adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products under this section
is subject to the provisions of section 504.
Sec. 7. 28-B MRSA §504-A, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 735, §1 and
amended by c. 669, §5, is further amended to read:
1. Permit application. At least 30 days prior to a specified event, a cannabis store
seeking authorization to sell adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products at the a
specified event shall submit a permit application, on a form issued by the department, and
a nonrefundable $200 permit application fee to the department. The application must
include or be appended with:
A. Proof of approval, in accordance with subsection 2, from the municipality in which
where the specified event is located as described in subsection 2 will occur to sell adult
use cannabis or adult use cannabis products at the specified event;
B. A The location and description of the specified event, including the date of the
event, the date the cannabis store intends to sell adult use cannabis and adult use
cannabis products and the name and description of the organization sponsoring the
event; and
C. If the specified event is being held on private property, the written permission of
the property owner for the cannabis store licensee to sell adult use cannabis and adult
use cannabis products on the property.;
D. A description of the adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products the cannabis
store intends to sell at the specified event;
E. The number of cannabis store employees required to work at the specified event;
F. A diagram and description of the permitted premises for the specified event; and
G. As applicable, a diagram and description of the security measures the cannabis store
intends to implement on the permitted premises for the specified event to prevent
unauthorized access to adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products, including
access by persons under 21 years of age.
Sec. 8. 28-B MRSA §504-A, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
1-A. Permit issuance. Within 14 calendar days of receipt of a permit application that
meets the requirements of subsection