Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2430-L

  • Caregiver retail store: means a store that has attributes generally associated with retail stores, including, but not limited to, a fixed location, a sign, regular business hours, accessibility to the public and sales of goods or services directly to a consumer, and that is used by a registered caregiver to offer cannabis plants or harvested cannabis for sale to qualifying patients. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2422
  • Department: means the Department of Administrative and Financial Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2422
  • dispensary: means an entity registered under section 2425?A that acquires, possesses, cultivates, manufactures, delivers, transfers, transports, sells, supplies or dispenses cannabis plants or harvested cannabis or related supplies and educational materials to qualifying patients and the caregivers of those patients. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2422
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Medical use: means the acquisition, possession, cultivation, manufacture, use, delivery, transfer or transportation of cannabis or paraphernalia relating to the administration of cannabis to treat or alleviate a qualifying patient's medical diagnosis or symptoms for which a medical provider has provided the qualifying patient a written certification under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2422
Notwithstanding section 2430?K and in accordance with section 2430?C, subsection 6?A, the department, or an agent of the department, may enter the premises of a caregiver retail store or a dispensary to conduct a compliance check of the operation of the store or dispensary by attempting to purchase a nominal amount of cannabis for medical use. The department, or its agent, is not required to identify affiliation with the department. Evidence of a violation of this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter must be handled pursuant to section 2430?I. [PL 2023, c. 365, §23 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY

PL 2023, c. 365, §23 (NEW).