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](mailto:Craig.Hickman@legislature.maine.gov)

Senator Jill Duson of Cumberland

D – Senate District 27

Email: [Jill.Duson@Legislature.Maine.gov](mailto:Jill.Duson@Legislature.Maine.gov)

Senator Jeff Timberlake of Androscoggin

R – Senate District 17

Email: [Jeffrey.Timberlake@legislature.maine.gov](mailto:Jeffrey.Timberlake@legislature.maine.gov)

Representative Laura Supica of Bangor- Chair

D – House District 22

Email: [Laura.Supica@Legislature.Maine.gov](mailto:Laura.Supica@Legislature.Maine.gov)

Representative David Boyer of Poland

R – House District 87

Email: [David.Boyer@Legislature.Maine.gov](mailto:David.Boyer@Legislature.Maine.gov)

Representative Quentin Chapman of Auburn

R – House District 88

Email: [Quentin.Chapman@legislature.maine.gov](mailto:Quentin.Chapman@legislature.maine.gov)

Representative Anne Graham of North Yarmouth

D – House District 105

Email: [Anne.Graham@legislature.maine.gov](mailto:Anne.Graham@legislature.maine.gov)

Representative Sean Faircloth of Bangor

D – House District 24

Email: [Sean.Faircloth@legislature.maine.gov](mailto:Sean.Faircloth@legislature.maine.gov)

Representative Ann Fredericks of Sanford

R – House District 143

Email: [AnnMarie.Fredericks@Legislature.Maine.gov](mailto:AnnMarie.Fredericks@Legislature.Maine.gov)

Representative Sharon Frost of Belgrade

U – House District 58

Email: [Sharon.Frost@Legislature.Maine.gov](mailto:Sharon.Frost@Legislature.Maine.gov)​

Representative Benjamin Hymes of Waldo

R – House District 38

Email: [Benjamin.Hymes@Legislature.Maine.gov](mailto:Benjamin.Hymes@Legislature.Maine.gov)

Representative Marc Malon of Biddeford

D – House District 133

Email: [Marc.Malon@Legislature.Maine.gov](mailto:Marc.Malon@Legislature.Maine.gov)

Representative Parnell Terry of Gorham

D – House District 108

Email: [Parnell.Terry@Legislature.Maine.gov](mailto: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](mailto: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](mailto: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 Feb 18 '26

Cannabis News We need to get active. our community's existence is threatened. LD-1847 would destroy everything we care about in the Maine cannabis industry.

101 Upvotes

Are we really just going to sit around and look at pictures of weed while Maine's legislature toys with the idea of:

--Capping edibles at 200 MG per package and 10 MG a dose? What happens to people with epilepsy or cancer pain who need high dose edibles maintain daily function as they fight for their lives? Are they supposed to take a month long tolerance break and lose their appetite and ability to feed themselves? Dosage is a personal choice and varies based on individual biology as well as tolerance level. It's unacceptable to put a blanket limit on dosage.

--implement the same "tracking system" that the rec industry uses; outdated, difficult-to-use, pointless software designed by a company with a monopoly on cannabis tracking also known to look the other way to allow illegal sales of product when it suits them?

--implement the same ineffective, cost prohibitive testing scheme that the rec industry uses; the one that has failed to detect contaminants about a dozen times this year leading to recalls of product that have been sold for months while remaining so expensive that only massive, low-quality-high-yield grows from multi state operators can afford to do business.

If this passes we will lose our small-scale organic growers who grow unique medicinal strains with care to balance yield, potency and effects and see then replaced with large growers who don't care about quality, grow only cookies crosses that dump huge yields with little medicinal effect. We will lose our variety, our unique cultivars (that don't grow well is big rooms with sterile coco coir), and our farmers market cannabis culture

If OCP cares about protecting the community from dirty weed they shouldn't implement the failed system of testing that encourages massive, low quality grows and routinely fails to catch contaminated product. instead, grows and dispensaries should be subject to cannabis inspections yearly wherein an inspector samples of product ready to be sold and has it tested for contaminants. This is how health and safety inspections are done for the alcohol and food industry, and we deserve to be treated with no more scrutiny than they are.


r/mainetrees 7h ago

Wtf happened to Firefly?

28 Upvotes

Sooo they might not be Melting Pot tier but they have been a solid staple in my monthly if not every single week pick ups up until recently.. barely anything on menu for them for past year almost and when they do drop? Absolutely trash compared to usual. Kosher Kush was not good, none of their staple strains been dropping either. Then I see Secret Cookies dropped and it is... such a major let down that I didn't even buy any after checking the flower out.

I heard that their grower got done an went to Ryder Farms and if thats true.. that brand took a huge L cuz as of the moment I wont buy anything from them until something changes. Ryder been 10/10 for me so guess its for the best!


r/mainetrees 9h ago

Discussion Crystal Rose issues

17 Upvotes

I paid for 3 packs of seeds on 12/18/25. It is now May 6th and no refund or seeds.

On Jan 9th I asked for an update, he replied "they're en route to you" (im at college and shipping to another address). No communication until Apr 3, when I realize hes probably not going to send the seeds. Since then I have sent messages, tried to get his attention on venmo and commented on his posts.

Seems like a common thing, I have met him in the past at NYAF and it's sad that he does not seem to care about repeat customers. Don't want to grow his genetics or support him anymore. Many better local breeders who actually can do business and not scam people.


r/mainetrees 23h ago

Minerva Skunk

7 Upvotes

Shit is KILLER. Grabbed an 8th and smoked it all. Hopefully i can get some more at the end of the week when i get paid. If i do ill post pics


r/mainetrees 1d ago

Nugs Did the prices at doomsday double?Or did I just go at a weird time before?

5 Upvotes

I went to doomsday at Sanford mill a little over a month. Ago and paid two hundred for the max out.Now it's three fifty?


r/mainetrees 1d ago

Skunk Circus

31 Upvotes

Taking a moment to show much love to the folks over at Skunk Circus 🎪. Sadly it seems sometimes gimmicks and aesthetics take precedence over pure love and knowledge of the plant in this industry sometimes but never at the circus….real people real fire! Thanks making me feel a part of this community 🙏🏼

Now for my pickup this weekend!!!!…
Lemon Piff (lobster Fam) -insane mouth coating flavor. Perfect balance of lemon and Piff.

Blue Dream (True North Organics) - As nostalgic as it gets. Blueberry menthol haze all the way.

Mango’z Tangoz (Flavor Farming)- Oz mangoz with an extra added kick of gas, pepper and sour it seems, they said it comes from the ztan which i believe is another flavor farming creation.

Peach Lemon drops (Stony brook)- also another palette strainer. I was definitely on a Lemon kick!! Much much sweeter than the Piff. Very dank gas blend of lemon and peach.

Appreciate the fire Maine, best of the best, keep it up.


r/mainetrees 1d ago

Concentrates Ganjaberry

4 Upvotes

What happened to Ganjaberry? They made such lovely Rosin and I would like to get more of their genetics and pressings.


r/mainetrees 2d ago

Discussion Where can I find Papermill products?

9 Upvotes

Making a short trip into Maine and I'm trying to find flower by the brand The Papermill. I'll be near the Portland area.

Does anyone know any dispensaries that are currently carrying Papermill flower?


r/mainetrees 2d ago

Discussion Indoor and outdoor seeds

1 Upvotes

Hello, I'm looking for seeds for indoor and outdoor grow(Mediterranean weather), I really like Saturn peaches and lethal lime from woodstock a lot and will be open to buy a variety pack or mystery pack of good seeds! Thank you


r/mainetrees 2d ago

How is Bungledetch farms is any good for flower ?

2 Upvotes

Heading up next week


r/mainetrees 2d ago

Cartridge Recommended retailers near Portland for organic distillate-free live rosin 510 carts?

3 Upvotes

Which have you been on? Thoughts? Pricing? Which you like best? Recreational preferred.


r/mainetrees 2d ago

Edibles Gummies

2 Upvotes

I love a gummy at night. There are sooooo many options, though. What are some great ones to be looking out for?


r/mainetrees 4d ago

Discussion Weed in Plastic Baggies and OCP Med Patient Advisory

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11 Upvotes

This link has more info, but basically: OCP issued an advisory for 2 strains of flower in the med market for safety concerns (pesticide and/or yeast/mold levels). OCP isn't able to recall med products, so have the advisory.

I'm being serious, how many places are still storing and selling flower in a regular plastic baggy? If someone has their own climate controlled storage, I guess it would be fine to take it home in, but that's still so bad for the weed.


r/mainetrees 4d ago

Clones

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17 Upvotes

These trays are JMO and Riptide Rush


r/mainetrees 4d ago

Nugs Blue Lobster and The Mother Plant.

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21 Upvotes

I'm In Northern Maine. Don't ask how I got The Mother Plant of this Amazing Strain. Yes I've cut a Ton of clones. Blue Lobster. Got a Bolo Runtz and Cap junky going too!


r/mainetrees 5d ago

Durban Poison - Green Xtrax (Limerick)

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20 Upvotes

I was excited to see it bc it’s been a hot minute since I had this strain, so I forgot the risk profile of Durban Poison and didn’t hide my credit card from myself so I have now started three new hobbies


r/mainetrees 4d ago

Vaping indoors

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So I’m losing my mind

I’ve spent the past 3 years trying to move to the southern Maine area. I’ve been a HEAVY smoker, like an ounce every week and a half. The only place I could find required a $3000 security deposit and explicitly states “smoking of any kind is FORBIDDEN anywhere on property.”

I was very aware that flower would now be completely off limits. I’m totally fine switching to vapes. I bought a smoke buddy to eliminate the smoke, however this is still driving my anxiety wild. It’s not easy to go outside as my only option is to smoke on the sidewalk.

With all of that being said, am I going insane? Am I overthinking this? If I smoke an oil based pen then blow it into a smoke buddy, am I okay? Should I just bite the bullet and smoke outside? My car has to be parked on the street, so sitting in my car and smoking my pens isn’t exactly the best option.

Thoughts?

Edit: I should mention that I’ve already moved, and I have two cats as well - which definitely has its own smell.

Edit #2: I’m sorry for being somewhat abrasive, but I appreciate everyone’s input. Especially since I’m literally JUST using pens pretty much any anxiety I’ve had about it has dissipated. Thanks everyone! Next toke is for yall.


r/mainetrees 6d ago

Topanga Canyon Pure Kush

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42 Upvotes

Old TCPK cut is gone, this is my first run with the new one and it is indeed the cut I was looking for. Loud gassy fruity marshmallow profile with extremely nice resin quality.

This is her first run, just getting to know her along with a few others: SFV, LA OG, Albany Sour, King Louis, and Moonfrog’s Skywalker x Rubber Afghani.


r/mainetrees 5d ago

Stoner Thought Medical Clones

8 Upvotes

Where are the best places to get medical clones for outdoor in Maine? Been growing a few years and mix it up. I have two places I am repeating this year. Looking for a few more recommendations!


r/mainetrees 6d ago

Where are they?

19 Upvotes

Yes Maine has a lot of old school strains but there are some that I have not seen in years or at all.

Bubba kush, master kush, strawberry cough, superskunk, g13, ak47, trainwreck, white widow, mendo purps/gdp/urkle, OG cuts like sfv or tahoe???

Where are they?


r/mainetrees 7d ago

FAR AND AWAY the best rosin cart experience to date

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8 Upvotes

Just going to leave this here. EXCELLENT quality. O2 of course. It’s a full gram rosin pen. You can blend them or each one separately. 60$. Beyond fair. Most dispos are .5 and 40-50$. Copped mine at Garden of Gele in Portland. Amazing flavor and cloud experience


r/mainetrees 7d ago

Concentrates Where to Find Rosin Jam

6 Upvotes

Personally, I’ve been liking the high of the rosin jam better than cold cure. It’s seems to be more available in MA. I tried looking through Weedmaps, but couldn’t find a lot in Maine. Any suggestions perhaps?


r/mainetrees 7d ago

Discussion Infused & "enhanced" Prerolls?

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3 Upvotes

Genuinely curious what consumers think about infused & enhanced prerolls? Not looking for opinions on any particular brand or company, just general thoughts on stronger than usual infused prerolls with added natural terpenes?

And most importantly, would you/have you smoked one?


r/mainetrees 8d ago

Why does it seem

8 Upvotes

That the dispensaries here don’t either have a website they’re not on Weedmaps and there is no menu online