22 §2423-E. Prohibited acts against persons or entities engaged in authorized conduct for the medical use of marijuana
Title 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE
Subtitle 2: HEALTH
Part 5: FOODS AND DRUGS
Chapter 558-C: MAINE MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA ACT
§2423-E. Prohibited acts against persons or entities engaged in authorized conduct for the medical use of marijuana
1. Rights of persons or entities acting pursuant to this chapter. A person whose conduct is authorized under this chapter may not be denied any right or privilege or be subjected to any penalty or disciplinary action, including but not limited to a civil penalty or disciplinary action by a business or occupational or professional licensing board or bureau, for lawfully engaging in conduct involving the medical use of marijuana authorized under this chapter.
[ 2009, c. 631, §25 (NEW); 2009, c. 631, §51 (AFF) .]
2. School, employer or landlord may not discriminate. A school, employer or landlord may not refuse to enroll or employ or lease to or otherwise penalize a person solely for that person's status as a registered patient or a registered primary caregiver unless failing to do so would put the school, employer or landlord in violation of federal law or cause it to lose a federal contract or funding. This subsection does not prohibit a restriction on the administration or cultivation of marijuana on premises when that administration or cultivation would be inconsistent with the general use of the premises. A landlord may prohibit the smoking of marijuana for medical purposes on the premises of the landlord if the landlord prohibits all smoking on the premises and posts notice to that effect on the premises.
[ 2009, c. 631, §25 (NEW); 2009, c. 631, §51 (AFF) .]
3. Person may not be denied parental rights and responsibilities or contact with a minor child. A person may not be denied parental rights and responsibilities with respect to or contact with a minor child as a result of acting in accordance with this chapter, unless the person's conduct is contrary to the best interests of the minor child as set out in Title 19‐A, section 1653, subsection 3.
[ 2009, c. 631, §25 (NEW); 2009, c. 631, §51 (AFF) .]
SECTION HISTORY
2009, c. 631, §25 (NEW). 2009, c. 631, §51 (AFF).