Reviewed Sep 2026Adult-use legal

Cannabis in Augusta

Augusta voted against legalisation in 2016 and allowed adult-use stores only on 2 August 2024. Why the first two licences came in October, and one trap.

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Minimum age: 21+

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The rules

Key rules in Maine

Plain-language summary. The regulator is Maine Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP), Department of Administrative and Financial Services.

Minimum age
21 for adult-use purchases, possession and home grow (photo ID checked, including on delivery and curbside)
Possession
Up to 2.5 oz of cannabis, including no more than 10 g of concentrate
Purchase limit
2.5 oz per transaction (max 10 g concentrate), plus up to 12 immature plants or seedlings
Home grow
6 mature, 12 immature plants and unlimited seedlings; towns may set lower caps but not below 3 mature plants
Taxes
14% sales tax on adult-use cannabis since January 1, 2026 (was 10%)
Public use
Only in a private residence or on private property with the owner's permission; no smoking where tobacco smoking is banned
Delivery
Stores may run a limited delivery service and curbside pickup with ID checks; municipalities cannot prohibit delivery
Driving
No use by drivers or passengers in a vehicle on a public way; impaired driving is illegal

Summary, not legal advice — rules change; check local law. Last reviewed Sep 2026.

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How cannabis is sold in Augusta

Augusta rejected legal marijuana in the 2016 referendum, as Mayor Mark O'Brien reminded councillors, and the city did not allow adult-use stores until 2 August 2024.

What happened to the 15-shop cap?

Augusta had allowed medical retail since 2019, capped at 15 shops. Councillors voted 5-1 on 2 August 2024 to permit adult-use sales and to drop the cap, Central Maine reported, joining Manchester, Hallowell and Gardiner. Councillor Abigail St. Valle warned that a saturated market would get worse. The rules took effect 30 days later.

Who got the first two licences?

In October 2024 council approved Augusta Cannabis Co. and Origins Cannabis Co., the latter at 6 Orchard Street, without opposition. Origins is not on our register, a gap we cannot yet explain. What the register does list is a Western Avenue strip: Augusta Cannabis Co. at 393, Cannabis Haven at 265, Rugged Roots South at 378 and Theory Wellness at 152, with Farmacology on State Street.

Maine's wider market is covered in the dispensary and caregiver guide.