LD 1983 Maine Senate · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act To Protect Minors From Intoxicating Hemp-Derived Products By Regulating Those Products Under The Adult Use Cannabis Laws

LD 1983 reclassifies hemp-derived products that can cause intoxication - defined as containing more than 2 milligrams of THC per package or having less than 25 times more CBD than THC - under Maine's adult cannabis regulations. These products must now comply with all adult cannabis requirements, including tracking, testing, labeling, and sales tax, as outlined in Title 28-B. This change directly affects manufacturers and retailers of such products, moving them from the hemp market into the regulated cannabis framework. The bill aims to protect minors by subjecting intoxicating hemp products to the same consumer safety and age-restriction measures as legal cannabis.
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Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced May 22, 2025 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Dec 15, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - LTW
legislature
May 22, 2025
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS.
lower
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
upper
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Henry Ingwersen
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