Comparing

the Maine Marijuana Initiatives

Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol:

Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol:

Fact Sheet on 2016 Marijuana Initiatives
Fact
Sheet
onadults
2016
Marijuana
Initiatives
Two statewide ballot initiatives to make
marijuana
legal for
in 2016
have been filed
with the Maine Secretary of

State
one by the
Campaign
Marijuana
Likefor
Alcohol
another
Legalize
Maine.
measures
areof
Two
statewide
ballot
initiativestotoRegulate
make marijuana
legal
adults and
in 2016
havebybeen
filed with
theThe
Maine
Secretary
similar
regards.
For example,
both make
marijuana
a legal product
for adults
21 years
of age
and
older, both
State in
many
one by
the Campaign
to Regulate
Marijuana
Like Alcohol
and another
by Legalize
Maine.
The
measures
are
allow
adults
to cultivate
marijuana
at home,
neither
change
the states
medical
marijuana
law.
similar
in many
regards.
For example,
bothand
make
marijuana
a legal
product
for adults
21 years
ofThe
age differences
and older, both
between
the two
initiatives
are highlighted
below.
allow adults
to cultivate
marijuana
at home,
and neither change the states medical marijuana law. The differences
between the two initiatives
are highlighted
below.
Campaign
to Regulate

Marijuana
Legalize Maine
Alcohol Marijuana
CampaignLike
to Regulate
Legalize Maine
Like Alcohol
One ounce
2.5 ounces

Personal
possession
Personal
One ounce
Home
Six total plants
possession
cultivation
Home
Six total plants
Regulatory
Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages & Lottery
cultivation
agency
Operations
Regulatory
Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages & Lottery
Statewide
retail
70
retail stores until 2019, 95 stores until 2020,
agency
Operations
limits
until 2021,
local control
after
2020
Statewide retail 120
70 stores
retail stores
until 2019,
95 stores
until
2020,
Competing
Preference
given
to
those
with
prior
experience
limits
120 stores until 2021, local control after 2020
applications
producing
or given
distributing
marijuana
pursuant
to
Competing
Preference
to those
with prior
experience
Title
22, chapter
558-C in the
locality pursuant
in which to
applications
producing
or distributing
marijuana
the
applicant
seeks
to operate
marijuana
Title
22, chapter
558-C
in the alocality
in which
establishment
the applicant seeks to operate a marijuana
Local control
Yes
establishment
Cultivation
may set cultivation limits until 2021
Local control Regulator
Yes
limits
Cultivation
Regulator may set cultivation limits until 2021

2.5 ounces
Six flowering plants, 12 non-flowering plants,
and
Sixunlimited
floweringseedlings
plants, 12 non-flowering plants,
Department
of Agriculture,
and unlimited
seedlings Conservation and
Forestry
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and
Unlimited
Forestry
Unlimited
Preference given to caregivers that have had at
least
three patient
Preference
given registrations
to caregiversand
thathave
havebeen
had at
operating
forpatient
at leastregistrations
two years, and
least three
andtohave been
dispensary
owners
operating for
at least two years, and to

dispensary owners
Yes
Regulator
can limit the amount of cultivation
Yes
licenses
it
as well
as the amount
of
Regulatorissues
can limit
the amount
of cultivation
marijuana
a
cultivator
may
produce
limits
licenses it issues as well as the amount of
Cultivation size Regulator sets at least three production levels,
Statewide
of 800,000
sqproduce
ft, tiered system:
marijuanacap
a cultivator
may
limits
50%
of
all
licenses
go
to
cultivators
3,000
sq
ft
or
40%
of
licenses
go
to
cultivators
Cultivation size Regulator sets at least three production levels,
Statewide cap of 800,000 sq ft, tiered system:
less
sq ft and
of licenses go to
limits
50% of all licenses go to cultivators 3,000 sq ft orunder
40% 3,000
of licenses
go to60%
cultivators
cultivators
3,000-30,000
sq ftof licenses go to
less
under 3,000
sq ft and 60%
Residency
Majority of controlling persons must be Maine
Unclear
due3,000-30,000
to ambiguoussq
language
in the
cultivators
ft
requirement
residents
Residency
Majority of controlling persons must be Maine initiative
Unclear due to ambiguous language in the
On-site
Yes
- allows for municipalities to permit on-site
Yes
- allows for licensing of social clubs
requirement
residents
initiative
consumption
consumption
On-site
Yes - allows for municipalities to permit on-site
Yes - allows for licensing of social clubs
License
fee
Applicant
fee: $3,000
Applicant fee: $250
consumption
consumption
caps
Initial
fees: fee:
Retail
store $12,000; Product
Annual
fees:
Retail
License fee
Applicant
$3,000
Applicant
fee:
$250store $2,500; Product
manufacturer
$7,000;
Distributor
manufacturer
Cultivator
(tiered)
$30,000;
caps
Initial fees: Retail
store
$12,000;$7,000;
Product
Annual fees:$1,000;
Retail store
$2,500;
Product
Cultivator
$1,000
per
1,000
sq
ft;
Testing
lab
Testing
lab
$500;
Social
club
$2,500
manufacturer $7,000; Distributor $7,000;
manufacturer $1,000; Cultivator (tiered) $30,000;
$7,000;
Marijuana
Training
Facility
Cultivator
$1,000 Vocational
per 1,000 sq
ft; Testing
lab
Testing lab $500; Social club $2,500
$7,000
$7,000; Marijuana Vocational Training Facility
Renewal
$7,000 fees are 1/3 of initial fees, except
cultivators
are1/3
theof
same
Renewal (they
fees are
initialevery
fees,year)
except
Tax rate
10%
in addition
standard
sales
tax year)
10% flat sales tax
cultivators
(theytoare
the same
every
Estimated
Maine's
of Fiscal
and Program
Maine's
Office
Fiscal and Program Review
Tax rate Tax
10% inOffice
addition
to standard
sales taxReview
10% flat
salesoftax
Revenue
estimates
$9.3
million
annually
estimates
$3.8
million
annually
Estimated Tax
Maine's Office of Fiscal and Program Review
Maine's Office of Fiscal
and Program Review
Tax
revenue
The
first $30$9.3
million
annually
goes to fund school All
revenue $3.8
goesmillion
to the annually
General Fund. Tax
Revenue
estimates
million
annually
estimates
allocations
construction,
andgoes
operation
cannot
directly
any new
state
Tax revenue
The first $30maintenance,
million annually
to fundcosts,
schoolrevenue
All revenue
goes
to thefund
General
Fund.
Tax
including
teacher
compensation.
The
remainder
programs.
Revenue
may
be
appropriated
to the
allocations
construction, maintenance, and operation costs, revenue cannot directly fund any new state
goes
to theteacher
Generalcompensation.
Fund to be spent
the
Maine
Criminal
Justicemay
Academy
to train lawto the
including
Theby
remainder
programs.
Revenue
be appropriated
legislature.
enforcement
on new
marijuana
laws.
goes to the General Fund to be spent by the
Maine Criminal
Justice
Academy
to train law
legislature.

enforcement on new marijuana laws.

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Like Alcohol, PMB #191, 190 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth, ME 04105
www.regulatemaine.org
Paid for by the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, PMB #191, 190 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth, ME 04105