{"data":{"id":"us-me/28-b-m.r.s.-401","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"28-B M.R.S. §401","heading":"Municipal regulation of cannabis establishments generally","body":"In accordance with the applicable provisions of this subchapter and pursuant to the home rule authority granted under the Constitution of Maine, Article VIII, Part Second and Title 30‑A, section 3001, a municipality may regulate cannabis establishments within the municipality, including, but not limited to, adoption of the following types of regulations and restrictions.\n1.  Land use regulations.  A municipality may adopt an ordinance providing land use regulations applicable to cannabis establishments within the municipality.\n2.  General authorization or limitation of cannabis establishments.  A municipality may adopt an ordinance generally authorizing the operation of some or all types of cannabis establishments within the municipality.  A municipality may adopt an ordinance limiting the number of any type of cannabis establishment that may be authorized to operate within the municipality.\n3.  Municipal licensing requirements.  A municipality may adopt an ordinance providing licensing requirements applicable to cannabis establishments within the municipality, which may include, but are not limited to, provisions establishing a municipal licensing fee schedule pursuant to Title 30‑A, section 3702.\nNotwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a municipal ordinance regulating cannabis establishments within the municipality adopted pursuant to this subchapter is not subject to the requirements or limitations of Title 7, chapter 6 or 8‑F.  Nothing in this subchapter may be construed to require an applicant for a sample collector license or a sample collector licensee to seek local authorization prior to the issuance or renewal of an active license.","path":["TITLE 28-B: CANNABIS","CHAPTER 1: CANNABIS LEGALIZATION ACT","SUBCHAPTER 4: LOCAL REGULATION OF CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENTS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/28-B/title28-Bsec401.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:35Z","sha256":"8604d631a445eb1fa2f61d46048a4970450b7cd70e9f0c4e4437e0bcdb38877c","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/28-b-m.r.s.-304","next":"us-me/28-b-m.r.s.-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}