# Maine LD 1897: An Act Regarding Outdoor Cultivation in the Medical Use Cannabis and Adult Use Cannabis Industries

Maine LD 1897, An Act Regarding Outdoor Cultivation in the Medical Use Cannabis and Adult Use Cannabis Industries, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Laurie Osher (Democratic); status became law, last action 2026-01-11 (ACTPUB Chapter 514); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 1897
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act Regarding Outdoor Cultivation in the Medical Use Cannabis and Adult Use Cannabis Industries
- Status: became law
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-05-01
- Last action: 2026-01-11, ACTPUB Chapter 514
- Sponsor: Laurie Osher (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: CANNABIS, CANNABIS - CULTIVATION AND DISTRIBUTION
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (210 yes, 186 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Caregivers can grow more medical cannabis: benefit, medium. Caregivers growing for qualifying patients can use expanded limits March through December when mature plants grow only outdoors, mainly in sunlight. They must choose plant counts—up to 150 mature and 300 immature plants—or canopy limits, which measure the space plants cover. Canopy limits allow up…
- Caregivers pay annual outdoor cannabis fees: cost, medium. Caregivers using the expanded outdoor limits for qualifying patients must pay an annual registration fee. Plant-count fees range from $50 to $240 for each group of up to 30 mature plants. Canopy fees range from $50 to $1,500 for total mature canopy of 2,500 square feet or less each calendar year. P…
- Caregiver cannabis sites get new access rules: mixed, low. People doing repairs, maintenance, or construction may enter a medical cannabis caregiver's growing area under direct supervision. The supervisor must be the caregiver or someone the caregiver directly supervises. The law also removes the separate access exception for elected officials invited by c…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Laurie Osher (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Craig V. Hickman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Boyer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James Dill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrey L. Timberlake (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Laura Supica (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Quentin Chapman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rachel Talbot Ross (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sophia Warren (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William Pluecker (Independent), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-16 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | fail | 54 | 92 |   |
| 2025-06-16 | House | ACC MIN OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 110 | 35 |   |
| 2025-06-16 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | fail | 8 | 27 |   |
| 2025-06-16 | Senate | ACCEPT MINORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | fail | 17 | 18 |   |
| 2025-06-16 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 21 | 14 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-01-11: ACTPUB Chapter 514
- 2025-07-08: HELD BY THE GOVERNOR. (Senate)
- 2025-06-17: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-17: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-17: The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-713) ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-16: Report READ Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec moved to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-713) Report On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-713) Report Taken from the table by the President Subsequently ACCEPTANCE The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-713) Report FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 580 Yeas 8 - Nays 27 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Subsequently, ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-714) Report FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 581 Yeas 17 - Nays 18 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-713) Report ACCEPTED In NON-CONCURRENCE PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 582 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-713) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-713) In NON-CONCURRENCE Sent down for concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: Reports READ.Motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 520(Yeas 54 - Nays 92 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 521(Yeas 110 - Nays 35 - Absent 4 - Excused 2)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "B" (H-714) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-714).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-05-01: Received by the Clerk of the House on May 1, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (H-713), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1268&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1268&item=4&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1268&item=1&snum=132)

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## Sources
- [Amendment C-A (H-713), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1268&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1268&item=4&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1268&item=1&snum=132)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1897-132 (as of 2026-10-17).