---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Refocus The Purpose And Duties Of The Cannabis Advisory Commission"
description: "An Act To Refocus The Purpose And Duties Of The Cannabis Advisory Commission"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 355"
citation: "Maine LD 355 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADULT USE AND MEDICAL CANNABIS", "ADVISORY COMMISSION", "CANNABIS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craig HICKMAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2024-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/72702e5e-51d7-400c-b3da-81792ea8bd78"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085618"
source_hash: "2f3d5d840b58ae6c576ec2f45d7ae9e7d5638fd3e9d791ce5c4979f962ddb986"
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 355 (131) — An Act To Refocus The Purpose And Duties Of The Cannabis Advisory Commission

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0162&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0162&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0162&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Craig HICKMAN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** 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
- **2023-01-31** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-04-27** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2023-04-27** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-04-27** Committee Amendment "A" (S-47) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-27** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-05-02** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-02** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-47) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-02** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-05-03** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-05-03** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-05-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-47). `reading-3`
- **2023-05-03** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-04** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-05-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-09** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-26** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
- **2024-04-17** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2024-04-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-04-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/72702e5e-51d7-400c-b3da-81792ea8bd78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).