--- title: 5 Key Take Away’s from Maine’s Recreational Marijuana Regulations description: Maine published draft recreational marijuana regulations more than two years after residents voted to legalize marijuana and amid contracting chaos. In September 2018, Maine hired a consultant to help draft the regulations, which resulted in a lawsuit from a competitor. Maine is now paying the losing consultant $10,000 to review the draft rules in exchange […] image: https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66525ec138843cc1ccb1c325/68c301ebaa36be33aa2af8f7_1a3f16114a452999cc4d7d6b36ae1602_Obedio%20march%20of%20progress.png --- [Skip to content](https://hs.getobedio.com/blog/2019/04/23/2019-4-23-5-key-take-aways-from-maines-recreational-marijuana-regulations#main-content) [![Obedio logo with black text and an orange graphic composed of four circles and a diagonal arrow pointing up and right.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66525ec138843cc1ccb1c325/66529844eddaa630d6da1b42_obedio%20gold%20for%20white%20background.png)](https://getobedio.com) [Team](https://www.getobedio.com/team) [Pricing](https://www.getobedio.com/pricing) [Contact](https://www.getobedio.com/demo) [Blog](https://www.getobedio.com/blog) [Login](https://obed.io/v4/login) Maine # 5 Key Take Away’s from Maine’s Recreational Marijuana Regulations ![Susan Ameel](https://7528315.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/7528315/hubfs/raw_assets/public/mV0_d-cms-elevate-theme_hubspot/elevate/images/avatar-placeholder.jpg?width=48&height=48&name=avatar-placeholder.jpg) Susan Ameel April 23, 2019 Maine published [draft recreational marijuana regulations](https://www.maine.gov/dafs/sites/maine.gov.dafs/files/inline-files/Preliminary%20Draft%20of%20the%20Rules%20Governing%20Maines%20Adult%20Use%20Marijuana%20Program.pdf) more than two years after residents voted to legalize marijuana and amid contracting chaos. In September 2018, Maine [hired a consultant](https://www.thcregs.com/news/2018/9/12/maine-is-hiring-a-consultant-to-draft-marijuana-rules?rq=consultan) to help draft the regulations, which resulted in a lawsuit from a competitor. Maine is now [paying](https://www.pressherald.com/2019/04/19/maine-hires-second-marijuana-consultant-for-10000/)the losing consultant $10,000 to review the draft rules in exchange for dropping the administrative appeal. Maine released the draft rules in response to a [freedom of information act request](https://www.pressherald.com/2019/04/19/maine-hires-second-marijuana-consultant-for-10000/) from the Press Herald. The rules will be formally published twenty days ahead of a hearing to receive public comments. Five (5) key take away’s from Maine’s recreational marijuana regulations include: - Maine chose a simple license regime that includes cultivation facility, testing facility, products manufacturing facility, and marijuana store. - Applicants obtain a conditional license, and then must obtain approval from a local municipality that has *voted* to allow that class of marijuana establishment or .where the *county has opted in* to allowing the class of marijuana establishment. - Except for independent testing facilities, Maine will verify that management and the majority of owners of licensees are natural persons who are Maine residents. - Maine is charging reasonable application fees ranging from $60 to $500. 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