Hemp & THC Bill Tracker

2,076 public bill and rule records since 2018 after relevance screening. “Who it helps” is an analytical classification with a short reason—not a claim about legislative intent. Unscored and review-needed records are labeled explicitly; imported omnibus text opens on the record page rather than consuming the list.

Pro-hempPro-cannabisBoth winBoth loseNeutral / mixedUnscored Hemp and licensed cannabis are two different industries — items are scored by who they help when analysis is available.

Legislation

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BillLD1942 An Act to Establish an Excise Tax on Cannabis Pre-roll and to Change the Tax on Potentially Intoxicating Hemp ProductsOpen source record Why Both lose: Excise tax on cannabis pre-roll and intoxicating hemp tax; restricts both.Relevance: Relevant — The title or analyst note contains a direct hemp/cannabis policy reference.

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Who it helpsBoth lose

Last actionApr 29, 2026

BillLD1820 An Act to Simplify Regulation of the Adult Use Cannabis IndustryOpen source record Why Pro-cannabis: Adult use cannabis industry simplification; supports licensed market.Relevance: Relevant — The title or analyst note contains a direct hemp/cannabis policy reference.

WhereME

Who it helpsPro-cannabis

Last actionApr 29, 2026

BillLD1983 An Act to Protect Minors from Intoxicating Hemp-derived Products by Regulating Those Products Under the Adult Use Cannabis LawsOpen source record Why Pro-cannabis: Moves intoxicating hemp products under adult-use cannabis licensing, off general retailRelevance: Relevant — The title or analyst note contains a direct hemp/cannabis policy reference.

WhereME

Who it helpsPro-cannabis

Last actionJan 13, 2026

BillLD1920 An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Potentially Intoxicating Hemp Products to a Person Under 21 Years of AgeOpen source record Why Pro-hemp: Age-21 sales limit only; legitimizes adult intoxicating-hemp retailRelevance: Relevant — The title or analyst note contains a direct hemp/cannabis policy reference.

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Who it helpsPro-hemp

Last actionJun 11, 2025

BillLD104 An Act to Protect the Health of Medical Cannabis Patients and Streamline the Mandatory Testing of CannabisOpen source record Why Pro-cannabis: Protect medical cannabis patients and streamline testing; supports licensed market.Relevance: Relevant — The title or analyst note contains a direct hemp/cannabis policy reference.

WhereME

Who it helpsPro-cannabis

Last actionMay 21, 2025

BillLD548 An Act Regarding Intoxicating Hemp ProductsOpen source record Why Neutral: 'Regarding intoxicating hemp products' gives no direction; too vagueRelevance: Relevant — The title or analyst note contains a direct hemp/cannabis policy reference.

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Who it helpsNeutral

Last actionMar 4, 2025

BillLD40 An Act to Protect Liberty and Advance Justice in the Administration and Enforcement of the Cannabis Legalization Act and the Maine Medical Use of Cannabis ActOpen source record Why Pro-cannabis: Protect liberty/advance justice in cannabis legalization — cannabis enforcement.Relevance: Relevant — The title or analyst note contains a direct hemp/cannabis policy reference.

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Who it helpsPro-cannabis

Last actionApr 17, 2024

BillLD48 An Act to Clarify Provisions of the Cannabis Legalization Act Regarding Labels, Packaging and TestingOpen source record Why Pro-cannabis: Recreational marijuana legalizationRelevance: Relevant — The title or analyst note contains a direct hemp/cannabis policy reference.

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Who it helpsPro-cannabis

Last actionMar 21, 2024

BillLD1996 An Act to Regulate Synthetic Hemp-derived CannabinoidsOpen source record Why Pro-hemp: Maine: regulate synthetic hemp-derived cannabinoids; pro-hemp restriction/regulation.Relevance: Relevant — The title or analyst note contains a direct hemp/cannabis policy reference.

WhereME

Who it helpsPro-hemp

Last actionFeb 15, 2024

BillLD1880 An Act to Amend the Adult Use Cannabis LawsOpen source record Why Pro-cannabis: Amend adult use cannabis laws — cannabis legalization expansion.Relevance: Relevant — The title or analyst note contains a direct hemp/cannabis policy reference.

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Who it helpsPro-cannabis

Last actionJun 22, 2023

BillLD1647 An Act to Prohibit Discrimination Against Cannabis Establishment Owners and Employees and Cannabis UsersOpen source record Why Neutral: Too vague or insufficient detail to scoreRelevance: Relevant — The title or analyst note contains a direct hemp/cannabis policy reference.

WhereME

Who it helpsNeutral

Last actionJun 16, 2023

BillLD1942 An Act To Improve the Laws Governing Hemp by Bringing Them into Compliance with Federal LawOpen source record Why Pro-hemp: Protects or expands hemp market access and farmingRelevance: Relevant — The title or analyst note contains a direct hemp/cannabis policy reference.

WhereME

Who it helpsPro-hemp

Last actionMay 9, 2022

BillLD1846 An Act To Allow for a Variance Rate in the Amount and Potency of Cannabinoids in Adult Use Edible Marijuana ProductsOpen source record Why Pro-cannabis: Adult use edible marijuana potency variance allowedRelevance: Relevant — The title or analyst note contains a direct hemp/cannabis policy reference.

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Who it helpsPro-cannabis

Last actionMar 31, 2022

BillLD33 Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To Seek Input from Stakeholders on the State's Hemp ProgramOpen source record Why Neutral: Too vague or insufficient detail to scoreRelevance: Relevant — The title or analyst note contains a direct hemp/cannabis policy reference.

WhereME

Who it helpsNeutral

Last actionJun 7, 2021

BillLD2129 An Act Relating To Food, Food Additives or Food Products Containing Hemp or Cannabidiol Derived from HempOpen source record Why Pro-hemp: Regulates hemp-derived CBD and food productsRelevance: Relevant — The title or analyst note contains a direct hemp/cannabis policy reference.

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Who it helpsPro-hemp

Last actionMar 17, 2020

BillLD1621 An Act To Allow Delivery of Adult Use Marijuana and Adult Use Marijuana Products by an Approved Marijuana StoreOpen source record Why Pro-cannabis: Marijuana store delivery authorization; expands licensed cannabis retailRelevance: Relevant — The title or analyst note contains a direct hemp/cannabis policy reference.

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Who it helpsPro-cannabis

Last actionMar 17, 2020

BillLD1749 An Act To Amend the State's Hemp LawsOpen source record Why Pro-hemp: Hemp program/farming support and regulationRelevance: Relevant — The title or analyst note contains a direct hemp/cannabis policy reference.

WhereME

Who it helpsPro-hemp

Last actionJun 20, 2019

BillLD1747 An Act To Strengthen Maine's Hemp ProgramOpen source record Why Pro-hemp: Hemp program/farming support and regulationRelevance: Relevant — The title or analyst note contains a direct hemp/cannabis policy reference.

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Who it helpsPro-hemp

Last actionMay 23, 2019

BillLD269 An Act To Match the State's Definition of "Hemp" to the Definition in Federal LawOpen source record Why Pro-hemp: Maine hemp definition aligned to federal law.Relevance: Relevant — The title or analyst note contains a direct hemp/cannabis policy reference.

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Who it helpsPro-hemp

Last actionMay 21, 2019

BillLD523 An Act To Permit the Indoor Production of Industrial HempOpen source record Why Pro-hemp: Industrial hemp cultivation/production regulationRelevance: Relevant — The title or analyst note contains a direct hemp/cannabis policy reference.

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Who it helpsPro-hemp

Last actionMay 9, 2019

BillLD630 An Act To Clarify That Food, Food Additives and Food Products Containing Hemp-derived Cannabidiol Produced and Sold within the State Are Not Adulterated and To Match the State's Definition of "Hemp" to the Definition in Federal LawOpen source record Why Pro-hemp: Hemp-focused legislationRelevance: Relevant — The title or analyst note contains a direct hemp/cannabis policy reference.

WhereME

Who it helpsPro-hemp

Last actionMar 26, 2019