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Maine Medical Marijuana Laws

In Maine, any eligible patient above the age of 18 may possess usable amount of marijuana for medical use if he/she has an authenticated copy of a medical record demonstrating that the person has a physician’s recommendation to use marijuana.  Usable amount of marijuana is up to 2 ½ ounces or a total of 6 plants, of which only 3 may be flowering plants.  To be an eligible patient the person should be diagnosed with at least one of the following conditions: persistent nausea, vomiting, wasting syndrome or loss of appetite as a result of AIDS, chemotherapy or radiation therapy undergone to treat cancer; heightened intraocular pressure as a result of glaucoma; seizures associated with a chronic, debilitating disease, such as epilepsy; or persistent muscle spasms associated with a chronic, debilitating disease, such as multiple sclerosis. 

An eligible patient below the age of 18 diagnosed with any of the above mentioned conditions may possess usable amounts of marijuana if he has a physician’s written recommendation to use marijuana for medical purposes.  Additionally, minors should also have their parent’s or legal guardian’s signed authorization consenting to the minor’s use of marijuana for medical purposes.  However, the authorization is not necessary if the minor is entitled to give consent to all medical and other health care services pursuant to Title 22, section 1503. 

The qualifying patient’s designated care giver may also lawfully possess a usable amount of marijuana for assisting the patient in administering the drug.  However, state laws do not permit medical use of marijuana in public places or workplace where such use is not permitted.  A person’s property cannot be forfeited for possession of marijuana if the person meets the requirements for the medical use of marijuana.[1]


[1] 15 M.R.S. § 5821-A


Inside Maine Medical Marijuana Laws