ME LD1717

Requires all applicants for registry identification cards and registration certificates under Maine's Medical Use of Cannabis Act to submit to criminal history record checks, removing previous exemptions for assistants

Mandates background checks for officers, directors, and assistants of business entities applying for medical cannabis registration, as well as long-term care facility staff assisting patients with medical cannabis use

Establishes a new consolidated section (§2425-B) governing criminal history record checks, requiring both state (Maine Criminal Justice Information System) and federal (FBI) background checks with fingerprinting

Sets background check fees between $31 and $60, to be paid by applicants or by business entities on behalf of their officers, directors, and assistants

Requires background checks every 2 years for registrants and registrant agents, with all criminal history record information kept confidential and used only for screening purposes under the Act