Editorial Corrections Log
Every material correction to a Maine Dispensary Guide guide, blog post, or compliance citation is documented here, reverse-chronologically, with the date, what was wrong, what is correct, and the primary sources that confirm the fix. We publish this log publicly because transparent self-correction is the strongest signal of editorial trustworthiness an E-E-A-T site can offer.
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Testing and edibles guides — proposed 2026 OCP rulemaking separated from current requirements
What was wrong
Several guides described a universal full testing panel for every adult-use product or edible and treated destruction as the automatic outcome of any failed test. The regulations guide also referred to unspecified 2026 testing updates as already effective. An intermediate correction then incorrectly described the edible concentrate-input testing exception as proposal-only even though P.L. 2025, ch. 764 made it effective April 19, 2026. Two consumer pages also continued to describe a universal contaminant panel for every finished edible. Those summaries did not correctly reconcile current statute, OCP's implementation guidance, product matrix, final form, prior input testing, and Chapter 40's analyte-specific retest and remediation pathways.
What is correct
OCP's July 2026 Chapter 5 and Chapter 40 documents are proposals, not effective rules. Separately, 28-B M.R.S. § 605(4), as amended by P.L. 2025, ch. 764 effective April 19, 2026, already provides the edible concentrate-input testing exception when § 605's prior-testing, documentation, and tracking conditions are met, while preserving THC-potency, homogeneity, and cannabinoid-profile testing under § 602(1)(F). OCP's April 28, 2026 implementation guidance applies the exception effective immediately: qualifying finished edibles are not subject to additional mandatory contaminant testing, while THC-potency, cannabinoid-profile, and homogeneity testing remain mandatory. The draft Chapter 40 would incorporate that statutory exception and would add the higher-result labeling method for two passing potency-retest samples. Other current compliance details still follow the final Chapter 40 rule effective November 6, 2024, later controlling statutes, and OCP guidance until OCP adopts replacement text and publishes an effective date. Testing and failed-batch disposition depend on current statute, product matrix, input-testing history, failed analyte, and the applicable retest or remediation pathway.
Primary sources
- P.L. 2025, ch. 764 (effective 2026-04-19) Session law amending 28-B M.R.S. § 605(4) ↩
- 28-B M.R.S. § 605(4) ↩
- 28-B M.R.S. § 602(1)(F) ↩
- OCP April 2026 implementation guidance (PDF) ↩
- OCP rulemaking docket (proposed rules) ↩
- Current 18-691 CMR Chapter 40 (effective 2024-11-06) ↩
Verified via: P.L. 2025, ch. 764 (effective 2026-04-19) ; 28-B M.R.S. § 605(4) ; 28-B M.R.S. § 602(1)(F) ; OCP April 2026 implementation guidance (PDF) ; OCP rulemaking docket (proposed rules) ; Current 18-691 CMR Chapter 40 (effective 2024-11-06)
Maine edible dose cap — 5/100 corrected to 10/200
What was wrong
Multiple Maine Dispensary Guide pages described the Maine adult-use cannabis edible dose cap as '5mg per serving / 100mg per package' and cited a 'medical program 250mg per package' ceiling. These claims were based on the pre-2023 statutory text of Title 28-B §703(1)(F).
What is correct
Title 28-B §703(1)(F), as amended by PL 2023, c. 396, §19 (effective 2023), sets the Maine adult-use edible cannabis cap at 10mg THC per single serving and 200mg THC per package, with a 10% allowable variance (floor 0.6 mg, ceiling 5 mg). The Maine medical cannabis program (Title 22 ch. 558-C; 18-691 CMR ch. 2) is provider-discretion and does not impose the same statutory per-package edible cap as the adult-use program; the practical medical ceiling is operator-determined and documented on each product's COA.
Primary sources
- 28-B M.R.S. §703 (current statute text) Section history shows PL 2023 c. 396 §19 amendment ↩
- PL 2023, c. 396 session law ↩
Verified via: 28-B M.R.S. §703 (current statute text) ; PL 2023, c. 396 session law
Wells dispensary guide — opt-in status corrected
What was wrong
The Wells guide claimed 'Opt-In Status: YES — Since 2020' for adult-use retail, implied a combined medical and adult-use market with multiple dispensaries.
What is correct
Per York County Star / Seacoast Online reporting on the June 10, 2025 vote, Wells voters REJECTED Article 17 (adult-use retail) at the polls. Wells is medical-only.
Primary sources
- York County Star / Seacoast Online (June 2025 election coverage) Article 17 vote coverage from June 10, 2025 ↩
- Town of Wells clerk records May/June 2025 warrant article confirmation ↩
Verified via: York County Star / Seacoast Online (June 2025 election coverage) ; Town of Wells clerk records
Houlton dispensary guide — operator addresses and license types corrected
What was wrong
Lifted Cannabis Maine was listed as '78 North St' / '(207) 532-4444' / 'adult-use product line'. Vargas Farm was listed as '35 Military St' / '(207) 532-7000' / medical + adult-use.
What is correct
Per liftedmaine.com/about, Lifted is at 32 Access Road, Houlton, ME 04730, phone (207) 554-6420, open 8am-6pm daily. Medical Card Required — adult-use not offered. Vargas Farm is at 28 Airport Dr, (207) 405-5256, medical-only.
Primary sources
- Lifted Cannabis Maine — About page Operator's own site, primary source for address/hours/license type ↩
- Vargas Farm Alignable listing ↩
- Vargas Farm Facebook page ↩
Verified via: Lifted Cannabis Maine — About page ; Vargas Farm Alignable listing ; Vargas Farm Facebook page
Presque Isle dispensary guide — operator data corrected; Caribou cross-link fixed
What was wrong
Full Bloom was '483 Main St / (207) 762-5555'. Royal Leaf was '415 Main St / (207) 762-1000 / Mon-Sat 10am-7pm / Recreational and Medical'. Related Guides link claimed 'Caribou — 5 dispensaries' (drift from session 1).
What is correct
Full Bloom is at 445 Main St, Presque Isle, ME 04769, (207) 760-7586, hours M-Th 8am-9pm F-Sat 8am-10pm Sun 9am-7pm. Royal Leaf is Adult-Use Only at (207) 561-7667, hours 7am-10pm 365 days. Richardson Remedies address: Bog Road, no house number publicly listed — Caribou is medical-only after September 2024 retail ban. Caribou cross-link is corrected to medical-only with 2 dispensaries.
Primary sources
- Full Bloom Cannabis (operator site) ↩
- Royal Leaf Pot (operator site) ↩
- The County newspaper (Sept 2024 Caribou retail-ban coverage) ↩
Verified via: Full Bloom Cannabis (operator site) ; Royal Leaf Pot (operator site) ; The County newspaper (Sept 2024 Caribou retail-ban coverage)
Windham dispensary guide — operator data corrected
What was wrong
Operator addresses, phones, hours, and license types for Maine's Alternative Caring, JAR Cannabis Co., and Alternative Essence were either missing or unsourced.
What is correct
Maine's Alternative Caring: 771 Roosevelt Trail, Windham, ME 04062, (207) 572-1603, Mon-Thu 8am-8pm Fri-Sat 9am-9pm Sun 9am-8pm, medical-only (per operator site). JAR: medical at 9 Storm Dr (207) 893-8607 + adult-use at 11 Storm Dr (207) 572-1140, both 8am-8pm. Alternative Essence: 839 Roosevelt Trail, (207) 204-9665, medical at Windham location.
Primary sources
- Maine's Alternative Caring — Contact page ↩
- JAR Cannabis homepage ↩
- Alternative Essence — Windham page ↩
Verified via: Maine's Alternative Caring — Contact page ; JAR Cannabis homepage ; Alternative Essence — Windham page
Edibles compliance guide — statute citation corrected
What was wrong
The page incorrectly cited 100mg per-package THC cap (actual 200mg), 15% potency variance (actual 10%), and 'LD 1713' / 'PL 2025 c. 390' as the variance authority.
What is correct
Title 28-B §703(1)(F) caps edibles at 10mg per serving AND 200mg per package (cumulatively). Variance is 10%, not 15%. The variance authority is HP 1367 ≡ LD 1846 (130th Legislature, 2022), codified as PL 2021 c. 558 — NOT LD 1713 and NOT PL 2025 c. 390.
Primary sources
- 28-B M.R.S. §703 (current statute text) ↩
- LD 1846 / HP 1367 bill record (130th Legislature) Codified as PL 2021 c. 558 ↩
Verified via: 28-B M.R.S. §703 (current statute text) ; LD 1846 / HP 1367 bill record (130th Legislature)
Caribou dispensary guide — dispensary count corrected
What was wrong
The guide claimed '5 adult-use dispensaries' for Caribou.
What is correct
Caribou is medical-only after the September 2024 retail ban. 2 medical dispensaries remain. The County newspaper archives capture the vote.
Primary sources
Verified via: The County newspaper (Sept 2024 retail-ban coverage) ; Maine OCP licensee map
Metrc compliance guide — bill session year corrected
What was wrong
LD 1847 was referenced with '2026' session attribution for the medical Metrc extension proposal.
What is correct
LD 1847 is the 131st Legislature (2023-24) bill 'An Act to Institute Testing and Tracking of Medical Use Cannabis and Cannabis Products Similar to Adult Use Cannabis and Cannabis Products.' It is NOT a 2026 bill.
Primary sources
Verified via: LD 1847 bill record (131st Legislature)
Insurance page — Surety Bond vs Insurance callout corrected
What was wrong
Callout stated 'OCP does not require general insurance but does enforce surety bond requirements'.
What is correct
Maine OCP licensing rule requires proof of financial capacity — typically demonstrated by the surety bond OR cash/line of credit. Insurance IS required for the licensed operation generally (commercial general liability per local ordinance; workers comp per Maine employment law). The two are different regulatory concepts and not interchangeable.
Primary sources
- 28-B M.R.S. §703-A (proof of financial capacity) ↩
- Maine Bureau of Insurance bulletin on cannabis operations ↩
- 26 M.R.S. §813 (workers compensation) ↩
Verified via: 28-B M.R.S. §703-A (proof of financial capacity) ; Maine Bureau of Insurance bulletin on cannabis operations ; 26 M.R.S. §813 (workers compensation)
Vertical integration guide — uncited bill citations given session references
What was wrong
Bare 'LD 104' and 'LD 1847' references without session/year attribution, making them unverifiable.
What is correct
LD 104 (132nd Legislature, 2025-26) = 'An Act to Protect the Health of Medical Cannabis Patients and Streamline the Mandatory Testing of Cannabis.' LD 1847 (131st Legislature, 2023-24) = 'An Act to Institute Testing and Tracking of Medical Use Cannabis.' Both verified through legislature.maine.gov. Each citation now links to its bill record.
Primary sources
Verified via: LD 104 bill record (132nd Legislature) ; LD 1847 bill record (131st Legislature)
Milo & Dexter guides — stale cross-reference to Dover-Foxcroft corrected
What was wrong
Both Milo and Dexter guides referenced 'Dab Bar operating since 2020' for Dover-Foxcroft, despite the Dover-Foxcroft guide itself retracting that claim (operator domain parked).
What is correct
Cross-references now link to the Dover-Foxcroft guide, which says the dispensary count is currently 'uncertain' per recent spot-checking.
Primary sources
Verified via: Dover-Foxcroft dispensary guide (internal status note)
Indoor grow blog post — LD 555 misattributed as 'the adult-use cannabis act'
What was wrong
Post stated 'Maine Title 28-B (LD 555, adult-use cannabis) governs personal home cultivation' — conflating the 2023 home-cultivation amendment with the foundational adult-use act itself.
What is correct
Title 28-B is the codification of the 2016 Question 1 ballot initiative (the Cannabis Legalization Act), implemented via P.L. 2017 c. 409. LD 555 (131st Legislature, 2023, P.L. 2023 c. 220) is the specific amendment that raised the mature home-cultivation plant cap from 3 to 6 by amending Title 28-B §1501-1502. The LD 555 bill is correctly described as 'An Act to Increase the Number of Mature Plants Allowed for the Home Cultivation of Cannabis.' Same post also cited LD 799 (2017) without session attribution — that bill is 128th Legislature, P.L. 2017 c. 5.
Primary sources
- LD 555 bill record (131st Legislature) ↩
- LD 799 bill record (128th Legislature) ↩
- OCP enacted-legislation memo (131st Legislature) ↩
Verified via: LD 555 bill record (131st Legislature) ; LD 799 bill record (128th Legislature) ; OCP enacted-legislation memo (131st Legislature)
Gray-market enforcement blog post — fabricated LD 1995 caregiver citation
What was wrong
FAQ answer claimed 'The 2024 legislation (LD 1995) modestly tightened the [caregiver] framework' — citing a bill number that does not exist as a cannabis caregiver bill.
What is correct
LD 1995 (131st Legislature, SP 820) is 'An Act to Bolster Maine's Workforce and Economy by Increasing Assistance for Parents Pursuing Education and Employment and by Indexing Unemployment Benefits to the Unemployment Rate' — a workforce/UI-benefits bill that was reported Ought Not to Pass on January 30, 2024 and never enacted. It has no cannabis content. The actual 2023-24 caregiver framework tightening was P.L. 2023 c. 365 ('An Act to Sustain the Medical Use of Cannabis Program,' 131st) plus the broader P.L. 2023 c. 679 (LD 40, 'An Act to Protect Liberty and Advance Justice in the Administration and Enforcement of the Cannabis Legalization Act and the Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act').
Primary sources
- LD 1995 bill record (131st Legislature, ONTP) ↩
- P.L. 2023 c. 365 — caregiver program sustain act ↩
- OCP enacted-legislation memo (2nd Reg Session, 131st) ↩
Verified via: LD 1995 bill record (131st Legislature, ONTP) ; P.L. 2023 c. 365 — caregiver program sustain act ; OCP enacted-legislation memo (2nd Reg Session, 131st)
Town guides — three 'since YYYY' operator claims cited without primary source
What was wrong
Three town guides cited operator-founding dates and ordinance-effective dates without primary-source attribution: Bridgton ('Canuvo, established in Maine since 2011'), Denmark ('Prohibited by ordinance since 2017'), Limerick ('Founding Farmers has operated at 16 Main Street since 2021').
What is correct
Each claim is factually correct per primary sources, but the citations themselves weren't linked. Bridgton Canuvo: canuvo.org/about-us confirms Glenn Peterson founded the company in 2011 as one of Maine's eight original medical-license holders. Denmark: ordinance PDF at denmarkmaine.org confirms adoption date March 28, 2017. Limerick: ffmaine.com About page states 'Founded in 2021.' All three are now hyperlinked inline.
Primary sources
- Canuvo — About Us Confirms 2011 founding by Glenn Peterson ↩
- Town of Denmark ordinance PDF (adopted 2017-03-28) ↩
- Founding Farmers Maine — About page Confirms 2021 founding ↩
Verified via: Canuvo — About Us ; Town of Denmark ordinance PDF (adopted 2017-03-28) ; Founding Farmers Maine — About page
Four 'Unclear' town guides — speculative opt-in hedging replaced with primary-source framing
What was wrong
Four town guides (Naples, Norway, Lovell, Waterford) used speculative hedging language ('Likely opted in', 'probably not opted in', 'Unclear') to describe their municipal opt-in status. None of the four appears on either the MDG Opt-In Tracker's 35-town opt-in list or its 10-town opted-out list as of April 2026. The speculative framing invited an auditor to ask 'on what basis?' — and the answer was 'we guessed.' Additionally, the Naples guide carried a 'Naples Opportunity' section framed for B2B operators on what is otherwise a B2C consumer-facing guide, and a 'Naples Town Context for Operators' H2 that emphasized operator-location viability rather than resident information.
What is correct
All four guides now use the unified factual framing: 'Not documented — absent from MDG Opt-In Tracker (April 2026).' The body text points readers to the OCP municipal authorization list as the definitive source, links directly to the OCP opt-in notification form (maine.gov/dafs/ocp), and cites Title 28-B §201 as the statutory basis for the opt-in requirement. Naples' 'Opportunity' section was replaced with a consumer-facing 'Where Naples Residents Currently Access Cannabis' section. The 'Naples Town Context for Operators' H2 was renamed to 'Naples Town Context' and the operator-opportunity framing was stripped while preserving the demographic data.
Primary sources
- MDG Opt-In Tracker (35 opted-in + 10 opted-out, April 2026) ↩
- 28-B M.R.S. §201 (opt-in statutory basis) ↩
- OCP municipal opt-in notification form ↩
Verified via: MDG Opt-In Tracker (35 opted-in + 10 opted-out, April 2026) ; 28-B M.R.S. §201 (opt-in statutory basis) ; OCP municipal opt-in notification form
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| Severity | Reader-impact test | Worked example from this log |
|---|---|---|
| Critical | A reader could make an irreversible decision on the wrong number (legal limit, statute attribution, vote outcome, fabricated citation). YMYL impact. | Dose cap 5/100 → 10/200 (wrong legal limit a consumer would rely on), Wells opt-in status (wrong vote outcome), fabricated LD 1995 citation (cited a bill that did not exist). |
| Material | The wrong value is visible to the reader but unlikely to drive an irreversible decision on its own (operator address drift, wrong statute session year, missing primary-source hyperlink on a factually correct claim). | Houlton operator addresses (wrong street, wrong phone), Metrc LD 1847 session year (131st vs. '2026'), insurance vs surety bond conflation. |
| Minor | A navigational, formatting, or cross-reference drift. No body-text fact was wrong; readers who followed links got there eventually. | Bridgton/Denmark/Limerick missing citations (claims correct, links absent), Milo/Dexter stale cross-reference (linked to a retracted claim in another guide). |
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