Maine does not require its medical cannabis be tested for mold, chemicals or other contaminants. A new bill seeks to change that.
Proposed by the state Office of Cannabis Policy and sponsored by Rep. Marc Malon, D-Biddeford, LD 104 would hold Maine's recreational and medical markets to the same safety standards.
"The vast majority of medical cannabis facilities and caregivers are operating in good faith," Malon said, "but the fact that there is no mandatory testing in place for medical cannabis in Maine is, I think, a real problem for Maine consumers."
Unlike Maine, most states do not have different testing and tracking requirements for their medical and recreational marijuana markets. Cannabis plants in the recreational market are tracked from seed-to-sale and products must pass safety and purity testing.
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