Maine Medical Marijuana

Updated on June 15, 2020.  Medical content reviewed by Dr. Joseph Rosado, MD, M.B.A, Chief Medical Officer

Maine Medical Marijuana Program: Contact Details

Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Program (MMMP)

Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS)
Department Of Administrative & Financial Services
Physical Address:
Burton M. Cross Building
1st Floor Room 109
Augusta, ME 04330
Mailing Address:
Maine Medical Marijuana Program
State House Station #162
Augusta, ME 04333-0162
Phone: (207) 287-3282
Phone: (207) 287-9330
Email: dhhs@maine.gov
Website: Maine Medical Marijuana Program

Maine Medical Marijuana Program: Information

1. Patients must be at least eighteen (18) years of age. If the patient is under the age of eighteen (18) an Approved Caregiver must be designated and register on behalf of the patient.
2. Patients must can be a resident of Maine or a Visiting Qualifying Patient. Patients who are visiting must already have their Registry Identification Card from their home state, provide a copy of their photo identification card, their certification from their home state and a copy of the visiting qualifying provider certification provided by Maine.
3. Patient’s must be evaluated by a medical professional who is either a Medical Doctor, Nurse Practitioner or Physicians Assistant. Find a Certified Physician In ME Today!
4. If a medical professional thinks a condition will benefit from a Medical Marijuana Treatment Plan, they will issue a certification for the patient.
5. Patients must then submit their application for a Registry Identification Card to be able to purchase Medical Marijuana Products from licensed dispensaries.
   • Medical Professionals must establish an account with Medical Marijuana Certifications Online Services by providing License Number & Access Code.
     To obtain your Access Code, providers must call their appropriate board of licensure. Board Of Osteopathic – (207) 287-2480; Board Of Nursing – (207) 287-1133; Board of Medicine (207) 287-3601. 
6. If the application is approved, patients will receive their Registry Identification Card to the address listed on the application.

As per LD 1539 & LD 238, Qualifying Conditions have been removed from Maine’s Medical Marijuana Program. If a medical professional thinks a Medical Marijuana Treatment Program will benefit the patient’s condition, the medical professional can certify the patient for Medical Marijuana.

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Maine Medical Marijuana Program: Possession and Cultivation Regulations

As of 2019, as per LD 1539, Maine patients and primary caregivers may legally possess no more than two point five (2.5) ounces of medical marijuana and may legally cultivate no more than thirty (30) flowering  marijuana plants and sixty (60) non-flowering marijuana plants.

On April 02, 2002, Senate Bill 611 amended the law to increase the amount of usable marijuana a patient may possess, from one and one-quarter to two and one-half (2.5) ounces.

Recent Legislation Updates

On November 02, 1999, 61% of Maine voters approved Ballot Question 2, which subsequently became effective on December 22, 1999.

Ballot Question 2 effectively removed all state-level criminal penalties on the use, possession and cultivation of marijuana, by patients who have either an oral or written “medical opinion” stating that he or she “may benefit from the medical use of marijuana”, from their medical physician.

On April 02, 2002, Senate Bill 611 amended the law to increase the amount of usable marijuana a patient may possess, from one and one-quarter to two and one-half (2.5) ounces.

On November 03, 2009, 59% of voters approved Question 5, amending the law to change the approved qualifying medical conditions.