r/mainetrees • u/TerpValleyFarms • Feb 27 '26
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 • u/penguin_hugger100 • Feb 18 '26
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 • u/Brief-Thought-751 • 13h ago
I am flying into Bangor on Sunday. I will be staying mainly in Bar Harbor area. What is the best rec dispensary to hit? I have never been to Maine.
Thank you in advance!
r/mainetrees • u/RainCorrect7390 • 11h ago
Im from Rhode Island & id say our medical weed is pretty good, but ive always heard about Maines small batch and how its really just a whole different level. Im heading up in about two weeks (Bar Harbor area) & plan to try a bunch of diff strains !! I'll try just about anything, but the wifes specifically looking for a very sweet/candy strain. I pay around $10-$20 an eighth but i dont mind paying more if the strains really worth it !! Any help is appreciated !
r/mainetrees • u/flinch57 • 12h ago
On Wednesday I’m driving from Portland to Ellsworth. Any recommendations for a dispensary along the way (not too far off whatever the direction route would be)? I’m looking to get some Indica (or Indica heavy hybrid) flower, some old time hash and some 510 carts (live rosin or live resin). People had previously recommended Skunk Circus to me— not exactly on the way to Ellsworth but I can make a trip there tomorrow from Portland. I’d prefer a true dispensary. I have a valid out of state med card. Thanks all
r/mainetrees • u/mainlydank • 2d ago
Plant came to me as green crack. It definitely is not. I get some sorta mint cookie type smell. Considering the source of the clone I am guessing this is Gelato #33 but really not sure. Smells pretty skunky when broken up/grinded. Smells very good after its burnt in the air.
I gotta link up with a buddy that will know immediately if its #33.
This was a lower bud that didn't get much light. The ones that were at the top swelled up much more but still made all small buds
r/mainetrees • u/Full_Mission7183 • 2d ago
If someone was theoretically planning to see Ms. Ferrell tonight, and after searching the internet theoretically decided they were going to park in a grocery chain parking lot.
Is there a spot between you would say is “good for” theoretically smoking a 1.5G hash hole comfortably without the haters giving you the glare?
I know I shouldn’t care what the haters think, but when there’s a chance of 100-200 haters walking by, I don’t need that kind of vibe.
TIA; excited to see Sierra, it will be my first time.
r/mainetrees • u/chosenWavy • 2d ago
Has anyone tried ?? How's this med shop
r/mainetrees • u/Far_Razzmatazz4864 • 2d ago
I live in the Moosehead Lake region and looking for the best places to find quality flower in central to northern Maine. I’m willing to drive south to the Bangor area but really looking for the best medical flower in the area
r/mainetrees • u/Quiet-Woodpecker-975 • 2d ago
Same shop, same day, different growers, five packs. Shorties were much cheaper but all labeled .5g I guess you only get what you pay for. Any recommendations for good pre roll brands?
r/mainetrees • u/spo0keh • 3d ago
I am from Massachusetts. I have purchased from fraktal. He's the only medical option I have bought from. The Massachusetts medical options near me are pathetic. I'm looking to take a drive back up soon.
I really like lemony terp flower.
King lemon from fraktal was wonderful. I have reached out to landshark and I am waiting and hoping to get some blueberry from him when his next batch is ready.
Would greatly appreciate any other grower recommendations to look at also include strains if you can.
I do like lemony, candy, citrus like terps. But I like all types of flower. I do like concentrates but I'm mostly looking for the sticky icky frosted flowers
r/mainetrees • u/Advanced_Bluebird925 • 5d ago
I write Medical Cannabis certificates and have one myself but therapeutic use of CBG only recently came to my attention. I’m not sure if this subreddit is the best place to ask but wondering if anyone uses it and could tell me about its benefits?
I’ve “done my own research” but looking for anecdotal info: in what form? What dosing? What do you use it for - medical/rec or as an enhancement to THC? Does it help?
I did a little perusing but could seem to find which, if any, local (Cumberland County) dispensaries offer it.
Thank you!
r/mainetrees • u/SuperBry • 6d ago
Details are light on where but per Augusta PD's FB Post:
The Augusta Police Department, in partnership with the District 4 Regional Impaired Driving Enforcement (RIDE) Team, will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in Augusta during Labor Day weekend as part of its continuing effort to deter impaired driving and improve roadway safety.
The joint enforcement detail will take place at a predetermined location within the city during the evening and early morning hours, when impaired-driving incidents are most likely to occur.
This operation is being conducted in accordance with Maine state law and constitutional guidelines, and is focused on identifying drivers who may be impaired by alcohol or drugs while also promoting awareness of the dangers of impaired driving.
Motorists are encouraged to plan ahead: designate a sober driver, use a taxi or rideshare service, arrange an overnight stay, or call a trusted person for a safe ride. Anyone who sees a suspected impaired driver should avoid approaching the vehicle and contact 911 when it is safe to do so.
Impaired driving is preventable, and every safe decision helps protect our community, we ask everyone traveling in Augusta to drive sober, remain attentive, and help keep our roads safe.
r/mainetrees • u/Fearless-Candle-6528 • 5d ago
Can you just walk in to this place or do you have to ring the doorbell for them to let you in
r/mainetrees • u/bakercob232 • 6d ago
Over the summer I grabbed some hypnotoad by blackwood and it became my #1 almost instantly. Bought whatever I could find on that trip and just saw that Herbal Remedies got it back in stock on wm but was wondering if anyone/where had it closer to the boarder since I'd be coming from NY
Also, in general would it be dumb to make a day trip up just for one flower strain lol? Logically, I think yea but I'd get a story out of it at least
EDIT: I think I found it initially at The Market, but I don't see it on their current menu
r/mainetrees • u/PhattyStash340 • 7d ago
Been so fried off the Maine Med, every time I go to write this I forget why I’m on here, mind you I left on the 15th of August 😶🌫️😶🌫️ But thank you to all the folks who comment on here and give their opinions. Most of all shout out to the people who recommend skunk circus. Hands down the best shop I been to in my life. I’ll post a review of some of what I got but it might take another week or so🤣thanks again to the awesome people on here. And when I got there they had a fresh batch of the Secret Cookies. A lot of yal had talked them up, they DID NOT DISAPPOINT 🔥🔥🔥 much love again
r/mainetrees • u/sleepcycl • 7d ago
Cheers, yall. Been a while, but I figured I'd share this here as well.
There are closeups of both strains and I test them out in a bong and dry herb vape (arizer)
Come smoke/dab along!
r/mainetrees • u/Topfloorrswag • 8d ago
Were these ever a real brand? I’m in Rhode Island and one of my buddy’s was getting these for a while like 2024-25 he was the only one with them and I loved them they were my favorite things ever cured resin oasis refinery, the brand has always just seemed weird and sketchy but ig that’s just bc I’m not from Maine. If anyone could lmk if these r still around and if they’re only in Maine
r/mainetrees • u/Donzuso • 8d ago
Durban Piff - Lobster Fam Farms 🦞
PC3 × Colorado Durban
Been working my way through some of the new Lobster Fam lineup and this Durban Piff really stood out.
I'm gonna go ahead and say it - this has some of the strongest actual PIFF notes I've experienced since this recent Haze revival started.
Not just generic "haze terps" either. I'm talking that unmistakable old-school incense/church funk. Musky, spicy, hazy, almost dusty incense with that smell that immediately makes you think Northeast Piff.
The PC3 comes through HARD on this one.
The Colorado Durban definitely brings something to the mix too. There's a sharper spicy/anise-like quality underneath everything, but the Piff character is what keeps pulling me back to the jar. Once you break it up that churchy incense gets even louder.
Smoke translates really well. Incense and spice on the inhale with that lingering Piff/Haze taste coating your mouth after the exhale.
I've been loving this whole Haze revival because for a long time it felt like everything was candy, Z, Runtz and dessert crosses. Now we're seeing people seriously working Piff, Cuban Black Haze and other old-school Haze genetics again.
I've tried quite a few of them at this point and Durban Piff is one of the first newer crosses that's really scratched that old Piff itch for me.
Anybody else on here try this batch from Lobster Fam yet?
Curious what everyone else is getting from it, especially anyone familiar with the old NYC/Northeast Piff from back in the day.
r/mainetrees • u/SeaworthinessLate402 • 8d ago
Hello! Medical card user here. I am looking for quality BHO that is ideally made from more than just trim. Some of the stuff i get lately just doesnt cut it. Furthest north I normally go is portland but will travel further if its worth it. It seems to be harder and harder to find information online lately. Maybe im not looking in the right place. That's why I am coming to you fine people! Thanks in advance for any recommendations.
r/mainetrees • u/TokeUpGuy • 10d ago
Editing for all the trappers STAY OUT OF MY INBOX I DONT WANT YOUR VENDORS OR PRODUCT. I want a reputable company that will take my product and process it into rosin With outdoor season coming to an end soon just as the title says looking for recommendations on rosin extractors that extract for patients
r/mainetrees • u/bigdickwalrus • 12d ago
Rangpur lime; for me, is the among the best cannabis I have had the pleasure of experiencing since dragonfruit thai. It is a beautiful expression of the plant.
Lime candy mouth-staining terps, & the translation between rosin and flower is stellar. The high is very balanced for a sativa, not racy but still quite uplifting. Really nice stuff.
r/mainetrees • u/Mr508Capalot • 11d ago
Haven’t had a med card or smoked flower in a while for that matter and have tried many brands over the years, but not sure who’s pushing out the best flower right now. Someone point me in the right direction.
r/mainetrees • u/Bishopjones • 11d ago
Best rec spot near Gorham for rosin?
r/mainetrees • u/medina74 • 14d ago
Heading to the market 207 today and I’m overwhelmed by choices. I’d like to get one or two special jars from the live rosin menu. Looks like they still have Papermill Rangpur lime which I’ve heard amazing things about. Also never tried Moon Jelly rosin, anyone got a recommendation as to which one I should get if I’m only grabbing one 2g jar? Choices are z-cube, banana bread, bam bam og, headband x chemdog, milk monkey, sour fuel. Also any recs for a 1g jar in addition to one of those? I like indica leaning hybrids but I’m open to anything interesting and flavorful.
Also looking for favorite vape carts - huge selection at the but I’m lost. Prefer live resin but I see tons of cured resin choices. Might grab one rosin pen as well.
TLDR - help me pick 3g of rosin and say $150 of vape carts from (and only from) the market 207. Thanks!
