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4-A. Incidental amount of marijuana. "Incidental amount of marijuana" means any
amount of nonflowering marijuana plants, flowering marijuana plants that are 12 inches or less in height
and 12 inches or less in width and marijuana leaves, seeds, stalks and roots.
4-B. Mature marijuana plant. "Mature marijuana plant" means a harvestable female
marijuana plant that is flowering and is greater than 12 inches in height and 12 inches in diameter.
9. Qualifying patient. "Qualifying patient" or patient means a person who has been diagnosed
by a physician as having a debilitating medical condition and who has received the physician's written
certification recommending medical use of marijuana.
Prepared marijuana. "Prepared marijuana" means the dried leaves and flowers of the
marijuana plant that require no further processing and any mixture or preparation of those dried leaves
and flowers, including but not limited to tinctures, ointments and other preparations, but does not include
the seeds, stalks, leaves and roots of the plant and does not include the ingredients, other than marijuana,
in tinctures, ointments or other preparations that include marijuana as an ingredient or food or drink
prepared with marijuana as an ingredient for human consumption.
1. Qualifying patient. Except as provided in section 2426, a registered qualifying patient may:
A. Possess Obtain and possess up to 2 1/2 ounces a 2-month supply of prepared marijuana and an
incidental amount of marijuana as provided in subsection 5 in an amount not to exceed 10 ounces.
A qualifying patient may possess an incidental amount of marijuana, which is not included in the
amount of prepared marijuana allowed in this paragraph;
B. Cultivate up to 6 mature marijuana plants if the patient elects to cultivate and the patient has
not designated a registered primary caregiver or registered dispensary to cultivate marijuana on
the patient's behalf. In addition to the 6 mature marijuana plants, the patient who is cultivating
the patient's own marijuana may have one or more mature marijuana plants in varying stages of
processing or cultivation in order to ensure the patient is able to maintain supply and meet personal
needs. If 2 or more cohabitating qualifying patients cultivate their own marijuana, the cohabitating
patients may share the same cultivation area;
C. Possess marijuana paraphernalia;
D. Furnish or offer to furnish to another registered qualifying patient for that person'spatient's medical
use of marijuana up to 2 1/2 ounces of prepared marijuana if nothing of value is offered or transferred
in return;
E. Name Designate one person, hospice provider or nursing facility as a primary caregiver in a written
document signed and dated by the qualifying patient. A 2nd person or hospice provider or nursing
facility may be named designated as a 2nd primary caregiver if the patient is under 18 years of age.
The primary caregivers for a patient are determined solely by the patient's preference as named on
the application under section 2425, subsection 1 except that a parent, guardian or person having legal
custody shall serve as a primary caregiver for a minor child pursuant to section 2425, subsection 2,
paragraph B, subparagraph (2);
F. Designate one primary caregiver or a registered dispensary to cultivate marijuana for the medical
use of the patient, except that a hospice provider or a nursing facility that is named designated as
a primary caregiver by a registered patient and the staff of the provider or facility may not be
designated to cultivate marijuana for the patient. The primary caregiver or dispensary that may
cultivate marijuana for a patient is determined solely by the patient's designation on the application
under section 2425, subsection 1;
G. Be in the presence or vicinity of the medical use of marijuana and assist any registered qualifying
patient with using or administering marijuana.
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_125th/billpdfs/HP095101.pdf
Some Definitions
UNDERLINE IS ADDED IN AMENDED
Gray Fade out mean they Crossed it out
4-A. Incidental amount of marijuana. "Incidental amount of marijuana" means any
amount of nonflowering marijuana plants, flowering marijuana plants that are 12 inches or less in height
and 12 inches or less in width and marijuana leaves, seeds, stalks and roots.
4-B. Mature marijuana plant. "Mature marijuana plant" means a harvestable female
marijuana plant that is flowering and is greater than 12 inches in height and 12 inches in diameter.
9. Qualifying patient. "Qualifying patient" or patient means a person who has been diagnosed
by a physician as having a debilitating medical condition and who has received the physician's written
certification recommending medical use of marijuana.
Prepared marijuana. "Prepared marijuana" means the dried leaves and flowers of the
marijuana plant that require no further processing and any mixture or preparation of those dried leaves
and flowers, including but not limited to tinctures, ointments and other preparations, but does not include
the seeds, stalks, leaves and roots of the plant and does not include the ingredients, other than marijuana,
in tinctures, ointments or other preparations that include marijuana as an ingredient or food or drink
prepared with marijuana as an ingredient for human consumption.
1. Qualifying patient. Except as provided in section 2426, a registered qualifying patient may:
A. Possess Obtain and possess up to 2 1/2 ounces a 2-month supply of prepared marijuana and an
incidental amount of marijuana as provided in subsection 5 in an amount not to exceed 10 ounces.
A qualifying patient may possess an incidental amount of marijuana, which is not included in the
amount of prepared marijuana allowed in this paragraph;
B. Cultivate up to 6 mature marijuana plants if the patient elects to cultivate and the patient has
not designated a registered primary caregiver or registered dispensary to cultivate marijuana on
the patient's behalf. In addition to the 6 mature marijuana plants, the patient who is cultivating
the patient's own marijuana may have one or more mature marijuana plants in varying stages of
processing or cultivation in order to ensure the patient is able to maintain supply and meet personal
needs. If 2 or more cohabitating qualifying patients cultivate their own marijuana, the cohabitating
patients may share the same cultivation area;
C. Possess marijuana paraphernalia;
D. Furnish or offer to furnish to another registered qualifying patient for that person'spatient's medical
use of marijuana up to 2 1/2 ounces of prepared marijuana if nothing of value is offered or transferred
in return;
E. Name Designate one person, hospice provider or nursing facility as a primary caregiver in a written
document signed and dated by the qualifying patient. A 2nd person or hospice provider or nursing
facility may be named designated as a 2nd primary caregiver if the patient is under 18 years of age.
The primary caregivers for a patient are determined solely by the patient's preference as named on
the application under section 2425, subsection 1 except that a parent, guardian or person having legal
custody shall serve as a primary caregiver for a minor child pursuant to section 2425, subsection 2,
paragraph B, subparagraph (2);
F. Designate one primary caregiver or a registered dispensary to cultivate marijuana for the medical
use of the patient, except that a hospice provider or a nursing facility that is named designated as
a primary caregiver by a registered patient and the staff of the provider or facility may not be
designated to cultivate marijuana for the patient. The primary caregiver or dispensary that may
cultivate marijuana for a patient is determined solely by the patient's designation on the application
under section 2425, subsection 1;
G. Be in the presence or vicinity of the medical use of marijuana and assist any registered qualifying
patient with using or administering marijuana.
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_125th/billpdfs/HP095101.pdf