28-B M.R.S. § 301
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28-B §301. Cultivation facility license types
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Subject to the requirements and restrictions of this subchapter and the requirements of subchapter 2 , the office may issue to an applicant any of the following types of cultivation facility licenses: [PL 2023, c. 679, Pt. B, §48 (AMD).]
1. Tier 1 cultivation facility license. A tier 1 cultivation facility license, which allows cultivation by a licensee of: A. Not more than 30 mature cannabis plants and an unlimited number of immature cannabis plants and seedlings; or [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 669, §5 (REV).] B. Not more than 500 square feet of plant canopy. [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] An applicant for a tier 1 cultivation facility license shall designate in its cultivation plan whether the license sought is a plant-count-based tier 1 cultivation facility license under paragraph A or a plant-canopy-based tier 1 cultivation facility license under paragraph B ; [RR 2017, c. 2, §12 (COR); PL 2021, c. 669, §5 (REV).]
2. Tier 2 cultivation facility license. A tier 2 cultivation facility license, which allows cultivation by a licensee of not more than 2,000 square feet of plant canopy; [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
3. Tier 3 cultivation facility license. A tier 3 cultivation facility license, which allows cultivation by a licensee of not more than 7,000 square feet of plant canopy; [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
4. Tier 4 cultivation facility license. A tier 4 cultivation facility license, which allows cultivation by a licensee of not more than 20,000 square feet of plant canopy, except as provided in section 304 ; or [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
5. Nursery cultivation facility license. A nursery cultivation facility license, which allows cultivation by a licensee of not more than 1,000 square feet of plant canopy, subject to the requirements and restrictions of section 501, subsection 3 . [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
1. Tier 1 cultivation facility license. A tier 1 cultivation facility license, which allows cultivation by a licensee of: A. Not more than 30 mature cannabis plants and an unlimited number of immature cannabis plants and seedlings; or [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW); PL 2021, c. 669, §5 (REV).] B. Not more than 500 square feet of plant canopy. [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] An applicant for a tier 1 cultivation facility license shall designate in its cultivation plan whether the license sought is a plant-count-based tier 1 cultivation facility license under paragraph A or a plant-canopy-based tier 1 cultivation facility license under paragraph B ; [RR 2017, c. 2, §12 (COR); PL 2021, c. 669, §5 (REV).]
2. Tier 2 cultivation facility license. A tier 2 cultivation facility license, which allows cultivation by a licensee of not more than 2,000 square feet of plant canopy; [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
3. Tier 3 cultivation facility license. A tier 3 cultivation facility license, which allows cultivation by a licensee of not more than 7,000 square feet of plant canopy; [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
4. Tier 4 cultivation facility license. A tier 4 cultivation facility license, which allows cultivation by a licensee of not more than 20,000 square feet of plant canopy, except as provided in section 304 ; or [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
5. Nursery cultivation facility license. A nursery cultivation facility license, which allows cultivation by a licensee of not more than 1,000 square feet of plant canopy, subject to the requirements and restrictions of section 501, subsection 3 . [PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
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