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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Maine Medical Use Of Cannabis Act"
description: "An Act To Amend The Maine Medical Use Of Cannabis Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1840"
citation: "Maine LD 1840 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CANNABIS", "MEDICAL CANNABIS", "REGULATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craig HICKMAN"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-04-30"
last_action: "2026-01-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/72d1deb2-4154-4681-a712-9a41568597fd"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098941"
source_hash: "bc17bd3738f7f35341bf0611b059912aaf76aeef4ea7547c6ccdbf641032ad84"
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 1840 (132) — An Act To Amend The Maine Medical Use Of Cannabis Act
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment C-A (S-374)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0723&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-398)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0723&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 512** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0723&item=5&snum=132)
4. **LD 1840 SP 723** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0723&item=1&snum=132)
## Votes
- ACCEPT OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **248** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Craig HICKMAN — primary (person)
- Ann FREDERICKS — cosponsor (person)
- Bradlee FARRIN — cosponsor (person)
- David BOYER — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — cosponsor (person)
- Laura SUPICA — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie OSHER — cosponsor (person)
- Michael TIPPING — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-04-30** 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
- **2025-04-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-12** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec Tabled until Later in Today's Session pending Acceptance of Report
- **2025-06-13** Report READ and ACCEPTED PREVAILED
- **2025-06-13** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 535 Yeas 24 - Nays 8 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-13** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-374) READ
- **2025-06-13** Senate Amendment "A" (S-398) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-374) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-374)AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-398) . ADOPTED thereto `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-13** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-374)AS AMENDED BYSenate Amendment "A" (S-398) thereto. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-06-16** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-16** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (S-374) was READ.
- **2025-06-16** Senate Amendment "A" (S-398) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-374) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (S-374) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-398) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-16** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-374) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-398) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-16** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** 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`
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+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/72d1deb2-4154-4681-a712-9a41568597fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).