Resolve, Directing the University of Maine at Orono To Conduct a Pilot Project Regarding the Benefits of Medical Marijuana

Sec. 1. University of Maine to conduct a pilot project regarding the benefits of medical marijuana. Resolved: That the University of Maine at Orono shall conduct a pilot project regarding the growing and benefits of medical marijuana. The University of Maine College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture and the University of Maine School of Nursing shall collaborate in the pilot project by growing and dispensing marijuana for medical purposes and studying pain reduction and other beneficial effects of the marijuana with individuals who are allowed to possess and use marijuana under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 2383-B, subsection 5. Any revenue derived from the sale of marijuana to individuals allowed to possess and use marijuana under Title 22, section 2383-B, subsection 5 must be retained by the University of Maine at Orono to support expenses of the pilot project.

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This resolve directs the University of Maine College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture and the University of Maine School of Nursing to collaborate in a project to grow and dispense medical marijuana to authorized individuals and to study pain reduction and other beneficial effects of marijuana. The resolve also directs any revenue from the sale of marijuana to the University of Maine at Orono to support the expenses of the pilot project.