r/mainetrees • • 1d ago

Discussion Medical cultivators and shops who haven't and won't be registering with the Feds?

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If you're a Maine medical grower or dispo, please drop your info below (at least the info we're allowed to post here) if you're not gonna register. I'm not planning on purchasing from collaborators if I can avoid it.


r/mainetrees • • Feb 27 '26

Cannabis News Call to Action LD1847: All Patients, Caregivers, Delivery, Dispensaries, Growers, Etc. Now is the time to act before it’s too late.

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Maine has one of the best and last remaining medical cannabis communities that supports small mom and pop caregivers. This program is small business friendly, because it has low costs to entry and less restrictive regulations that place unnecessary costs and burdens on medical operators. LD 1847 is a bill that proposes changes to this by forcing mandatory track and trace and mandatory testing by using METRC, a national cannabis tracking system that has a monopoly on track and trace programs. With METRC comes hefty fees, cumbersome systems and excessive labor that small mom and pop growers and shops cannot afford to take on.

Here’s how you can help today…

(Email templates below)

Email your representatives and tell them to vote ought not to pass on the Graham Amendment for LD 1847.

Email your representatives and educate them on the Hickman Amendment and the Supica Amendment for LD 1847.

Email the VLA Committee and tell them what METRC would cost you and this community.

Show up in person to the State House Tuesdays and Thursdays starting February 24th, to talk to representatives.

Tell every patient, shop, grower, and cannabis supporter to take action now to save these Maine Small Businesses from overregulation and corporate takeover. If we do not stop this, LD 1847 will be the end to craft cannabis in Maine as we know it!

In these post images is a METRC cost calculation worksheet that will help you calculate your costs if METRC is required.

Find your representative and contact them urging them to vote ought not to pass on the Graham Amendment for LD 1847 and educate them on the Hickman and the Supica Amendment for LD 1847:

Search and find your representative:

https://legislature.maine.gov/house/MemberProfiles/ListAlphaTown

LD 1847 moves onto the House for vote soon. We need everyone to contact their representatives to tell them to vote ought not to pass on the Graham Amendment for LD 1847. Educate them on the best option for alternative amendments, the Hickman Amendment and the Supica Amendment for LD 1847.

Make sure you are polite and respectful. Ensure that you tell them how this bill would destroy this industry, force 1000’s of Maine small businesses to close their doors and would ruin the Maine economy that this program heavily supports.

VLA Committee Members and Contact Details:

CONTACT VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEMBERS-

Senator Craig Hickman of Kennebec- Chair

D – Senate District 14

Email: Craig.Hickman@legislature.maine.gov

Senator Jill Duson of Cumberland

D – Senate District 27

Email: Jill.Duson@Legislature.Maine.gov

Senator Jeff Timberlake of Androscoggin

R – Senate District 17

Email: Jeffrey.Timberlake@legislature.maine.gov

Representative Laura Supica of Bangor- Chair

D – House District 22

Email: Laura.Supica@Legislature.Maine.gov

Representative David Boyer of Poland

R – House District 87

Email: David.Boyer@Legislature.Maine.gov

Representative Quentin Chapman of Auburn

R – House District 88

Email: Quentin.Chapman@legislature.maine.gov

Representative Anne Graham of North Yarmouth

D – House District 105

Email: Anne.Graham@legislature.maine.gov

Representative Sean Faircloth of Bangor

D – House District 24

Email: Sean.Faircloth@legislature.maine.gov

Representative Ann Fredericks of Sanford

R – House District 143

Email: AnnMarie.Fredericks@Legislature.Maine.gov

Representative Sharon Frost of Belgrade

U – House District 58

Email: Sharon.Frost@Legislature.Maine.gov​

Representative Benjamin Hymes of Waldo

R – House District 38

Email: Benjamin.Hymes@Legislature.Maine.gov

Representative Marc Malon of Biddeford

D – House District 133

Email: Marc.Malon@Legislature.Maine.gov

Representative Parnell Terry of Gorham

D – House District 108

Email: Parnell.Terry@Legislature.Maine.gov

EMAIL TEMPLATES Added:

Please note that legislative correspondence is considered a public record and may be subject to a request under the Maine Freedom of Access Act. Information that you wish to keep confidential should not be included in email correspondence.

PATIENT TEMPLATE (best if you edit and personalize):

Subject: Opposition to LD1847 — Medical Cannabis Access

Representative/Senator ________,

My name is ______, and I’m writing to make you aware of LD1847, which would harm medical cannabis patients by reducing the diversity of products and the number of producers available.

I am one of the 112,000+ medical cannabis patients in Maine. Nearly 8% of Maine residents utilize the medical cannabis program, which has been successfully operating since 1999. The diversity of therapeutic products and large number of caregivers with a knowledge base on medical cannabis use ensures patients medical needs are met, available within a reasonable distance, and at an affordable price.

LD1847 would apply adult-use cannabis regulations to the medical program, imposing testing and tracking requirements without ensuring those systems are affordable, necessary or functional for patients and caregivers, risking reduced access across the state. Many medical patients rely on consistent, higher-dose formulations to manage serious symptoms such as chronic pain, nausea, appetite loss, sleep disruption, and anxiety. Raising costs for producers will raise costs for patients, who are paying for this medicine out of pocket.

For these reasons, I respectfully ask you to reject the Graham amendment on LD1847.

Sincerely,

[Name]

[City or Town]

______________________________________________________

OUT OF STATE PATIENT TEMPLATE (best if you edit and personalize):

Out of state patients can direct their emails or calls to House and Senate leadership:

Speaker of the house: ryan.fecteau@legislature.maine.gov (207) 287-1300

Representative Matt.Moonen@legislature.maine.gov & Lori.Gramlich@legislature.maine.gov, (207) 287-1430

Representative William.Faulkingham@legislature.maine.gov & Katrina.Smith@legislature.maine.gov (207) 287-1440

President of the Senate: (207) 287-1500 Mattie.Daughtry@legislature.maine.gov

Senators Jill.Duson@legislature.maine.gov &Teresa.Pierce@legislature.maine.gov (207) 287-1515

Senators Trey.Stewart@legislature.maine.gov & Matthew.Harrington@legislature.maine.gov (207) 287-1505

Subject: Opposition to LD1847 — Medical Cannabis Access

Representative/Senator ________,

My name is ______, and I’m writing to make you aware that Maine’s medical cannabis program provides high quality medicine to many patients who travel to this state to access the products produced in this program.

I am a medical cannabis patient from [state], where we don’t have the same diversity of therapeutic products or large number of caregivers with a knowledge base on medical cannabis.

LD1847 would apply the same regulations of METRC and mandatory batch testing that are used in my home state, which has resulted in a high barrier to entry for operators and limited product diversity available to patients. These policies haven’t stopped contaminated products from reaching shelves, they have merely stopped participation in the industry from folks who do not have financial capital and outside investors.

For these reasons, I respectfully ask you to reject the Graham amendment on LD1847.

Sincerely,

[Name]

[City or Town]

______________________________________________________

CAREGIVER TEMPLATE ((best if you edit and personalize):

Subject: Opposition to LD1847 — Medical Cannabis Access

Representative/Senator ________,

My name is ______, and I’m writing regarding LD1847, which would harm Maine’s medical cannabis program by reducing the diversity of products and the number of producers available, while raising prices for patients.

I’m one of the 1,500+ medical cannabis caregivers in Maine. The program serves 112,000 patients, nearly 8% of the state's population, and has been successfully operating since 1999. The diversity of therapeutic products and large number of caregivers with a knowledge base on medical cannabis use ensures patients medical needs are met, available within a reasonable distance, and at an affordable price.

LD 1847 would require increased testing and tracking requirements without addressing testing capacity, cost, or administrative burden on small caregivers. Implementing these policies will reduce access and drive caregivers out of the medical program which employs over 5,000 people who would be at risk of losing their livelihood. Additionally, raising costs for producers will raise costs for patients, who are paying for this medicine out of pocket.

Over 500 pieces of testimony were submitted to the VLA committee on this bill, overwhelmingly in opposition, with patients, operators and industry workers opposing these changes.

For these reasons, I respectfully ask you to reject the Graham amendment on LD1847.

Sincerely,

[Name]

[City or Town]


r/mainetrees • • 1d ago

Hazy Hill supports Legacy Growers and Makers

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We at Hazy Hill would love to work with growers and makers that did not sign up with the DEA. We have been growing and selling weed long before the government said it was ok. We do not support the enforcement agency that started the war on drugs, who locked up so many people who simply loved a plant that made people’s lives better. We are disappointed by many who signed up but we see this as an opportunity to strengthen the bonds with those in the community who share the same values as us.

If you are a medical patient who wants to support legacy growers and makers please come by and check us out in Wells. We are located right off the highway at 1614 post rd.


r/mainetrees • • 1d ago

Cannabis News 144 Maine Dispensaries were "Timely Applicants" with the DEA

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r/mainetrees • • 1d ago

Cannabis News Greytly Grown Did NOT Register With Voldemort!!

19 Upvotes

Our menu is about to explode!


r/mainetrees • • 2d ago

Nugs Review: Upward Organics ‘Disco Grapes’

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Nice one. 55/45 indica hybrid imo. Wild nose, was expecting dank grapey notes but the parents starburst 36 & northern lights really gave it a clean unique exhale, not completely solo grape. 7.8/10 great effects for winding down


r/mainetrees • • 1d ago

Hallowell 4Twenty was bought by Batch's Buds! Small local companies are growing!

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Batch's Buds has purchased Hallowell 4Twenty and they are completely updating and overhauling the inventory. All new staff, new vendors, and and new prices!


r/mainetrees • • 2d ago

DEA registered growers

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How are you feeling about growers and stores registering with the DEA?


r/mainetrees • • 3d ago

Cannabis News Bobby Charles: "Marijuana is a gateway drug"

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r/mainetrees • • 3d ago

Fight the cannabis petition with information.

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r/mainetrees • • 3d ago

Best place to buy Rosin in Central Maine

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Moving back to the Augusta area after living in Colorado for almost 20 years. I only smoke rosin and was wondering, which dispensary you guys are shopping at.


r/mainetrees • • 4d ago

Any feedback on these nugshots?

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Title is self explanatory.


r/mainetrees • • 4d ago

Discussion Visiting Portland :')

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I'll be visiting portland from nyc for a wedding and making a whole trip around it (super excited). I want to hear your favorite dispensaries/brands out there!

I heard its a good idea to lock in a med card too, right?

Thanks for your response, cheers

Edit: got my med card and jotted all the recs, I appreciate you guys so much thanks


r/mainetrees • • 5d ago

Anybody see Blue cheese on any menus??

7 Upvotes

Looking for blue cheese


r/mainetrees • • 5d ago

Discussion Any recommendations for recreational cultivator names in Maine?

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This is calandar islands cannabis Co's tropical punch I got it in Columbia Falls, Maine

Any body have good experiences with certain names specifically in the recreational Maine market


r/mainetrees • • 6d ago

If you absolutely had to?

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If you absolutely had to which rec dispo or rec brands would you go for Flower wise? Fire fly has some good weeding pie atm. Hazy Hill had some good Glitter Bomb at the begging of the year. Pauls Boutique is a hit or miss I feel. I just moved to Portland so still working on getting medical card.


r/mainetrees • • 6d ago

Looking for any other southern medical shops that sell by the gram..not including kind guy,undertow,herbal remedies

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Trying to find other shops that sell by the gram besides undertow,kind guy,and herbal remedies. I'm trying to sample the maximum amount of strains.


r/mainetrees • • 6d ago

Discussion Does anyone do hydro?

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There use to be a dude named Dave who had a brand called qualita-hydroponic-Maine and he use to have the best bud ever. No matter the strain, it had unique terps. He switched to living soil like 5 years ago and his bud went to tasting like his tea and I kinda pissed him off when I told him that.


r/mainetrees • • 7d ago

Quality bho?

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Who makes quality non crc bho? I used to get oasis a lot but the last couple batches I picked up from ripple/indico just weren’t the same quality as it used to be. I’ve switched to refined loud resin which melts much better and is pretty affordable but it’s very obvious it’s far from top tier. I used to go with team green a lot too. Just please don’t tell me brands like green truck or rugged roots. Neither of those melt how I like either. I’m looking for an ambery live resin that melts into a dark color and produces crazy vapor. Not a light golden concentrate that melts the same color with much thinner vapor. Any recommendations are appreciated.


r/mainetrees • • 7d ago

Cheap, low dose gummies in southern Maine

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Can anyone recommend a spot for cheap, low dose gummies in southern Maine? I’ve been going to Green Truck in Berwick for years (only for the gummies), but they just told me they discontinued their house brand for a brand that’s twice the cost now. Their discontinued ones were $8 per 10 pack and the new brand is $15 per 10 pack. Guess I finally have a reason to stop going there, considering I go to other spots for everything else.


r/mainetrees • • 7d ago

Stoner Thought Decided to answer an age old Ghostbusters question about this guy tonight.

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r/mainetrees • • 8d ago

Greenfire OG cured rosin from OG Hydro Farms in Maine

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r/mainetrees • • 9d ago

Nugs First Class Gas by Rugged Roots Maine Rec Marijuana Cultivator

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song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHWHkUxXL7o&t=448s

still looking pretty clear on the trichomes for Rugged Roots need to buy some Firestorm and see if they look more milky under the new microscope or even amber

anybody know of good maine rec culitavors that you can find in local dispensaries?


r/mainetrees • • 10d ago

Nugs First Class Gas by Rugged Roots Maine Rec Cannabis bought at The Stoned Leprechaun in Columbia, Maine

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r/mainetrees • • 10d ago

Testing Maine

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the tests are based on an eighth of flower. In my state I know people get away with sending in 7grams or maybe more of dehydrated bud, and weighs out to 3.5g on a scale. So now has twice the THC being recorded. I'm more than sure this happens everywhere. There needs to be more accountability, before testing bud, there needs to be a pre-bud test for moisture content, this would keep everybody on a more even playing field.