How to Help Stop LD 1847

Do you want to help preserve the craft cannabis community in Maine?

Background:

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 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.

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!

Find your representative and contact them urging them to vote ought not to pass on LD 1847 and educate them on 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 for the Graham amendment of LD 1847. Educate them on the best options 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