Maine Real Estate & Cannabis Regulations & Applications

Uses: Marijuana Store License, Cultivation, Manufacturing, Testing, Sample Collector License

Distance Requirements: Maine has a default state setback requirement of 1000 feet from any school, public or private (although a municipality or the Maine Land Use Planning Commission may reduce the setback to no less than 500 feet).

License Types and Caps:

Retail: Until January 1, 2022, applicants may not have an interest or license for more than four marijuana stores

Cultivation: Applicants may not have a direct or indirect financial interest in more than three licenses. In most cases, they also may not have a financial interest in facilities with a combined canopy of more than 30,000 square feet.

All applicants for marijuana business licenses must:
with the exception of testing laboratories, be Maine residents if they are natural persons. If ownership is held by a business entity, all officers, directors, managers, and general partners must be residents and a majority of shares must be owned by residents. Any applicant that is a business entity must be incorporated in Maine;
be at least 21 years of age;
not have been convicted of a drug offense that carries a maximum penalty of a year or more, unless the person completed their entire sentence at least 10 years prior or the offense was for marijuana-related conduct that has been legalized;
not be employed by a state agency with a regulatory role;
not be employed as a law enforcement or corrections officer;
not have had a prior marijuana business license or medical marijuana ID card or license revoked; and
not owe outstanding court-ordered payments.

Tax Rate:

Excise tax: Cannabis will be taxed at the point of sale from a cultivator at these rates:
$335 per pound of marijuana flower or mature plants
$94 per pound of marijuana trim
$1.50 per immature marijuana plant or seedling
$0.30 per seed

Sales tax: At the point of sale, a 10% sales tax is imposed