---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Delay The Implementation Of Certain Portions Of The Marijuana Legalization Act"
description: "An Act To Delay The Implementation Of Certain Portions Of The Marijuana Legalization Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 88"
citation: "Maine LD 88 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "DRUG OFFENSES", "MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION DELAYED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["LUCHINI"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 35
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-11"
last_action: "2017-01-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e61fc8aa-0465-48a9-b39f-b683d7501817"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280062791"
source_hash: "f53d849c0e57277a4206b6b209c2c3599203d8ba3dc5ba45f831e760d56cb988"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 88 (128) — An Act To Delay The Implementation Of Certain Portions Of The Marijuana Legalization Act

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/HP006601.asp)

## Votes

- PASS TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMEND — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- RECONSIDER — **7–27** (fail) · upper
- ADOPT HAH-3 TO CAH-1 — **67–79** (fail) · lower
- ACC OUGHT TO PASS AS AMEND REP — **146–0** (pass) · lower
- Enactment - Emer — **143–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- LUCHINI — primary (person)
- THIBODEAU — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-11** Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed.
- **2017-01-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-01-11** The Bill was REFERENCE to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence
- **2017-01-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-26** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2017-01-26** On OBJECTION of Representative FARRIN of Norridgewock REMOVED.
- **2017-01-26** The Committee Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2017-01-26** ROLL CALL NO. 3
- **2017-01-26** (Yeas 146 - Nays 0 - Absent 5 - Excused 0)
- **2017-01-26** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2017-01-26** Committee Amendment "A" (H-1) was READ.
- **2017-01-26** On motion of Representative FARRIN of Norridgewock, House Amendment "A" (H-3) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-1) was READ.
- **2017-01-26** Subsequently, House Amendment "A" (H-3) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-1) FAILED ADOPTION.
- **2017-01-26** ROLL CALL NO. 4
- **2017-01-26** (Yeas 67 - Nays 79 - Absent 5 - Excused 0)
- **2017-01-26** Subsequently, Committee Amendment "A" (H-1) was ADOPTED.
- **2017-01-26** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2017-01-26** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-1).
- **2017-01-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-01-26** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2017-01-26** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2017-01-26** Committee Amendment "A" (H-1) READ and ADOPTED
- **2017-01-26** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-1) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2017-01-26** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 4 Yeas 33 - Nays 0 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2017-01-26** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2017-01-26** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2017-01-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-01-26** ROLL CALL NO. 8
- **2017-01-26** (Yeas 143 - Nays 0 - Absent 8 - Excused 0)
- **2017-01-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-01-26** Motion by Senator MIRAMANT of Knox to RECONSIDER PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED FAILED
- **2017-01-26** Roll Call Number 5 Yeas 7 - Nays 27 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2017-01-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence `passage`
- **2017-01-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e61fc8aa-0465-48a9-b39f-b683d7501817`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).