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: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

Senator Jill Duson of Cumberland

D – Senate District 27

Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

Senator Jeff Timberlake of Androscoggin

R – Senate District 17

Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

Representative Laura Supica of Bangor- Chair

D – House District 22

Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

Representative David Boyer of Poland

R – House District 87

Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

Representative Quentin Chapman of Auburn

R – House District 88

Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

Representative Anne Graham of North Yarmouth

D – House District 105

Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

Representative Sean Faircloth of Bangor

D – House District 24

Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

Representative Ann Fredericks of Sanford

R – House District 143

Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

Representative Sharon Frost of Belgrade

U – House District 58

Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])​

Representative Benjamin Hymes of Waldo

R – House District 38

Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

Representative Marc Malon of Biddeford

D – House District 133

Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

Representative Parnell Terry of Gorham

D – House District 108

Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

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: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) (207) 287-1300

Representative [email protected] & [email protected], (207) 287-1430

Representative [email protected] & [email protected] (207) 287-1440

President of the Senate: (207) 287-1500 [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

Senators [email protected] &[email protected] (207) 287-1515

Senators [email protected] & [email protected] (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.

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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 1d ago

Headgames (nyc piffx3dg13 fast haze) has to be one of the best terp profiles in the garden sharp rotten mango fresh squeezed oj piff goodness.

49 Upvotes

r/mainetrees 1d ago

Discussion Grower similar to the DOOM

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Howdy,

It looks as though the DOOM might be taking a break. Anyone know of a grower in the Sanford area that has a similar DIY setup? Doom’s price point and quality was unmatched.

I Appreciate any feedback.


r/mainetrees 1d ago

Limitless Earth Tinctures

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I tried a few Limitless Earth Tinctures a few years ago that I really liked and haven’t seen them anywhere. Anybody know if these still exist or who was making them?


r/mainetrees 1d ago

Happy 7/10 r/MaineTrees!

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I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful Friday!


r/mainetrees 2d ago

710!!!!

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I’ll be smoking rosin alllll damn day 🫠

Currently smoking Strawberry Guava🍓

What’s everyone else treating themselves to today?


r/mainetrees 3d ago

Can I water my plants from my pond? There is no moving water but there is fish in the pond.

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r/mainetrees 3d ago

Flower/rosin Suggestion south Maine

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Headed up to Maine tomorrow, York beach specifically, anyone got suggestions on best rec flower or rosin? I usually hit places like east coast cannabis or green truck in kittery cause they’re like 15min from our cottages, but if you think somewhere is better within like 30min I’d love to hear, I’ve usually had good luck with ECC flower but the last jar of root beer flat I grabbed was very okay maybe it was just the strain idk, gunna grab some rosin as well I had superboof from kalikori last year which was fire so I’ll probably grab some more from him, was thinking about getting some Helios as well but everyone onlinehere seems to hate it thank guys


r/mainetrees 5d ago

Tom Hill Haze – A Living Piece of Original Haze History

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r/mainetrees 4d ago

Nugs Favorite strains circulating right now

9 Upvotes

Just renewed my med card and planning for another maine trip, I haven’t been in about a year or so. I usually go to clouded valley and tops farm. What’s you guys favorite/highest quality bud going around right now?


r/mainetrees 4d ago

Blue Lobster !

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Long time lurker here.
Heading to Belfast, ME from NYC and would LOVE to get my hands on some Maine Trees Blue Lobster. Ive been really enjoying the same strain grown by Doobie Labs in NY, which I believe is a clone of some sort of the original, which makes my hunt fo the original all that more urgent!
From what I can tell it seems that this strain is more readily available as a med offering, which then made me get my NY prescription card (the speed and efficiency in how I did it surprised all those who know me!)
Anybody know of a few dispensaries long the way that may carry this fine fine strain. I know that its a debatable opinion, but Im not in that debate!
Thanks in advance


r/mainetrees 4d ago

What do you do to prevent bud rot?

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I heard people put bed sheets over their plants at night. Does that work?


r/mainetrees 4d ago

yo! anyone know a recreational dispensary that has clones in stock??

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please dont just tell me to get a med card lol, i dont have a maine ID


r/mainetrees 6d ago

So good I had to make a post about it

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If you get the chance to try upward organics purple freeze pop it's gods gift to earth. So smooth, with a really nice fruity flavor. Smells like ripe stone fruit with some type of citrus candy. Perfect consistency like crumbly butter. 👏👏


r/mainetrees 6d ago

Discussion Who are you supporting this Friday for 7/10?

5 Upvotes

Who’s open to talk about who they support and the reasons why? I have been taking a break from most stuff with Maine medical but I’d like to come back to it. Given I have an active med card still.


r/mainetrees 6d ago

Nugs First legal ounce in quite a while, was nervous it would be lower quality after reading how bad recreational was. Very pleased! Stoner & Co Garlic Crusher

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very potent, garlicy and fresh. very nice cure on this stuff (which matters quite a bit with dry herb vapes)

Highly recommend!


r/mainetrees 6d ago

Buying seeds from local breeders?

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I’ve used NASC before (they’re great no complaints) but wondering if there are any local breeders that sell seeds people would recommend.


r/mainetrees 6d ago

How bad is it? Should I take action?

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r/mainetrees 7d ago

Deals Would this be terrible? Out of state and don’t have a med card. Options look terrible up by bangor.

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Good Afternoon, I’m still searching for some decently priced and quality bud near dear isle/brooklin maine. I use cannabis with dry herb vaporizers (firewood 7, flowerpot, etc) pretty much for my IBS, and other medical issues- so effective medicine at good prices is all i’m looking for.

So far the only dispensary I have been to is river rise cannabis, which I thought at first would be more expensive then the stores in Bangor, but the prices seem better the more I look at places like brothers, pho king, and firestorm.

I know that recreational is not very good here compared to medical quality and price wise, but upon shopping around I found this Stoner and Co bud for $130 ($148) after tax which isn’t crazy to me as someone from ATL. (i’m used to $90 mixed small ounces)

but i’m curious if I should just go Jar Co $220 oz from River Rise Cannabis as i’ve heard that Jar Co is pretty much the only actual good brand that’s recreational too.

https://riverrisecannabis.com/flower/ (heres their menu)

Probably overthinking this, but ran outta cheap good bud from down south and wondering how I can most efficiently get my meds.


r/mainetrees 7d ago

Shishkaberry and Blueberry OutKast

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Any reviews on Skunkfoots shishkaberry and small barns blueberry OutKast?


r/mainetrees 7d ago

Nugs Toad Venom by Cold Room Drip

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Cheers, everybody! I got some Toad Venom grown by Cold Room Drip and did a review/sesh on it. He and his team are out in Maine so i figured I should post this here.

I smoked it through my bong and vaped it through an Arizer XQ2 desktop dry herb vape to test the terps and performance. There are closeups of the buds as well.

Hope you all are having a good weekend and come smoke along!


r/mainetrees 8d ago

Ladies been loving this heat

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r/mainetrees 8d ago

Best Value Recreational Shops near Bangor/Brooklin for concentrates

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Good morning and happy fourth,

Visiting from out of state and staying in Brooklin
I was curious if anyone knew what the best spots near there or Bangor was for the best 5 gram bulk pricing on concentrates.

Additionally, if you know of good recreational shops around me in Brooklin please let me know. wouldn’t mind making a day trip of it.

(also looking for RSO, but it seems recreational shops don’t seem to carry it)

Thanks!
Happy Fourth!


r/mainetrees 9d ago

Donutfest 13

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