ME LD1840

Clarifies "caregiver retail store" definition as a publicly accessible location with regular business hours serving qualifying patients without appointments, excluding private appointment-only consultation offices

Prohibits the Department of Administrative and Financial Services from requiring registered caregivers, dispensaries, testing facilities, or manufacturing facilities to use department-issued forms for compliance, and bars the department from issuing guidance documents to these entities

Allows qualifying patients, registered caregivers, dispensaries, and manufacturing facilities to engage in cannabis extraction using inherently hazardous substances without separate department authorization, provided they follow adopted rules

Protects registered caregiver privacy by prohibiting the department from publicly posting caregiver applications, addresses, and other nonconfidential information on its website

Reinstates registration for facilities previously denied authorization solely due to missing department municipal approval forms or lack of municipal ordinance adoption, allowing renewal in the same municipality without requiring continuous operation