A bill that would let Maine’s small medical cannabis providers form cooperatives is running into resistance from opponents who say it could result in large operations that would be exempt from local regulations.
Proponents, however, believe the bill would level the playing field for sellers of Maine’s most valuable cash crop and put the industry more in line with other economic drivers such as farming, lobstering and aquaculture.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Charlotte Warren, D-Hallowell, would overturn a prohibition on cooperatives in the medical cannabis industry that was established to prevent racketeering and cartels within the medical program.
The language of the proposed bill was not available Monday.
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