---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Prevent The Participation Of Individuals And Companies Linked To Federally Recognized Criminal Organizations In The Medical And Adult Use Cannabis Programs"
description: "An Act To Prevent The Participation Of Individuals And Companies Linked To Federally Recognized Criminal Organizations In The Medical And Adult Use Cannabis Programs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1609"
citation: "Maine LD 1609 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADULT USE AND MEDICAL CANNABIS", "CANNABIS", "CRIME"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ann FREDERICKS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-11"
last_action: "2026-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dcb01f24-1e51-45fa-9996-b41f9ac1af04"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098448"
source_hash: "022e5c0ae54410e8307d43f5028f4cc8f5c443289ecb5cf7ed26ce39fe3ff0e1"
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 1609 (132) — An Act To Prevent The Participation Of Individuals And Companies Linked To Federally Recognized Criminal Organizations In The Medical And Adult Use Cannabis Programs

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-874)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1063&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 611** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1063&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1609 HP 1063** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1063&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Ann FREDERICKS — primary (person)
- Chad PERKINS — cosponsor (person)
- David BOYER — cosponsor (person)
- Donald ARDELL — cosponsor (person)
- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
- Michael SOBOLESKI — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel HENDERSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-11** Received by the Clerk of the House on April 11, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-04-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-25** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-03-24** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-03-24** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-03-24** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-874). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-25** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2026-03-25** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-874) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-25** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-874), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2026-03-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+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/dcb01f24-1e51-45fa-9996-b41f9ac1af04`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).