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LD1038 • 2025

An Act to Increase the Maximum Term of a Medical Cannabis Written Certification to 2 Years

An Act to Increase the Maximum Term of a Medical Cannabis Written Certification to 2 Years

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Sponsor
Representative David Boyer
Last action
2025-04-08
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Increase the Maximum Term of a Medical Cannabis Written Certification to 2 Years

An Act to Increase the Maximum Term of a Medical Cannabis Written Certification to 2 Years Sponsor: Representative David Boyer Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Increase the Maximum Term of a Medical Cannabis Written Certification to 2 Years Sponsor: Representative David Boyer Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-08 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-04-01 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-03-26 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-03-26 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-03-21 House

    Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  6. 2025-03-12 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Increase the Maximum Term of a Medical Cannabis Written Certification to 2 Years
Sponsor:
Representative David Boyer
Reference committee:
Veterans and Legal Affairs
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1038
H.P. 667 House of Representatives, March 14, 2025
An Act to Increase the Maximum Term of a Medical Cannabis
Written Certification to 2 Years
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 12, 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 BOYER of Poland.
Cosponsored by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec and
Senators: BLACK of Franklin, DUSON of Cumberland, FARRIN of Somerset, GROHOSKI of
Hancock, HARRINGTON of York, TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland, TIMBERLAKE of
Androscoggin, TIPPING of Penobscot.

Page 1 - 132LR2314(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2423-B, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2021, c. 662, §19 and c.
3 669, §5, is further amended to read:
43. Expiration. A written certification form for the medical use of cannabis under this
5 section is valid for the a term provided by the qualifying patient's medical provider, which
6 must be included in the written certification and which may not exceed one year of 2 years.
7SUMMARY
8 This bill changes the maximum term for a medical cannabis written certification from
9 up to one year as determined by a qualifying patient's medical provider to 2 years.
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