New laws taking effect

mdanforth said:

patients don't have a monthly max with a caregiver.......

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mdanforth said:

patient's just can't posses more than 2.5 at a time......

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SurettaW said:

I'm confused. I thought there could only be three patients per caregiver? The dispensary IS expensive ... and I rarely buy more than 2 gms / mo plus edibles. I can buy cheap stuff for 1/2 the cost, and not have to purchase an entire ounce.

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jujubee said:

of prepared marijuana.
They can have up to 8 pounds of weed.

if the only difference is a label...

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Maine Brookies said:

There is no definition of "prepared marijuana" in the law. Until a definition is passed, the only person who can define it is the caregiver/dispensary.

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22 §2422. DEFINITIONS

4-A. Incidental amount of marijuana. "Incidental amount of marijuana" means an amount of nonflowering marijuana plants and marijuana seeds, stalks and roots defined by rules adopted by the department.
[ 2011, c. 407, Pt. B, §4 (NEW) .]

14. 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 that are disposed of and not dried for use 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.
[ 2011, c. 407, Pt. B, §14 (AMD) .]


22 §2423-A. AUTHORIZED CONDUCT FOR THE MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA


1. Qualifying patient. Except as provided in section 2426, a qualifying patient may:
A. Possess up to 2 1/2 ounces of prepared marijuana and an incidental amount of marijuana as provided in subsection 5; [2009, c. 631, §21 (NEW); 2009, c. 631, §51 (AFF).]
B. Cultivate, or designate a primary caregiver to cultivate under paragraph F, up to a total of 6 mature marijuana plants for that qualifying patient. The total number of mature marijuana plants per qualifying patient, whether cultivated by the patient or by a primary caregiver, may not exceed 6. In addition to the 6 mature marijuana plants, the patient who is cultivating the patient's own marijuana may have harvested marijuana in varying stages of processing in order to ensure the patient is able to maintain supply and meet personal needs. Two or more qualifying patients who are members of the same household and cultivating their own marijuana may share one enclosed, locked facility for cultivation; [2011, c. 407, Pt. B, §16 (AMD).]

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1.17.2 Incidental amount of marijuana. Incidental amount of marijuana per patient means up to 12 female nonflowering marijuana plants; an unlimited amount of marijuana seedlings, seeds, stalks and roots; and up to eight ( 8 ) pounds of harvested dried unprepared marijuana in varying stages of processing that are not included when calculating the “allowable useable amount of marijuana.” See 22 M.R.S.A. §2422 (4-A).



5.8.4 Receive reasonable monetary compensation for costs associated with assisting a qualifying patient who designated the primary caregiver on the department-approved designation form signed and dated by the qualifying patient;

5.8.5 Receive reasonable monetary compensation for costs associated with cultivating marijuana for a qualifying patient who designated the primary caregiver to cultivate marijuana;

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