---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish The Cannabis Advisory Council"
description: "An Act To Establish The Cannabis Advisory Council"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1669"
citation: "Maine LD 1669 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADULT USE AND MEDICAL CANNABIS", "CANNABIS", "CANNABIS ADVISORY COUNCIL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craig HICKMAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-17"
last_action: "2026-01-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca1ee4dd-577e-45a5-bf61-63ed9c4efd60"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098552"
source_hash: "97c3b414da40be19a62fb2e880e662e72c46ea9c8746888956702f3d9a9aadca"
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 1669 (132) — An Act To Establish The Cannabis Advisory Council

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-375)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0664&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 506** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0664&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1669 SP 664** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0664&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Craig HICKMAN — primary (person)
- Ann FREDERICKS — cosponsor (person)
- David BOYER — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — cosponsor (person)
- Jill DUSON — cosponsor (person)
- Laura SUPICA — cosponsor (person)
- Michael TIPPING — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
- Quentin CHAPMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy GUERRETTE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-17** 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
- **2025-04-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-17** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-12** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-12** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-375) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-375). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-12** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-06-13** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-13** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-375). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-08** HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
- **2026-01-11** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-06-12T04:00:00+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/ca1ee4dd-577e-45a5-bf61-63ed9c4efd60`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).