AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine lawmakers are going to consider a proposal from state regulators to exempt trade secrets, security and operating procedures provided to the state by marijuana business from its public records law. The state legalized recreational marijuana via a public vote in 2016.
The new proposal to conceal industry information from public records is from the state's Office of Marijuana Policy, which has shepherded rules and regulations about legalization.
The Portland Press Herald reports state regulators believe the exemptions would protect proprietary information, such as the recipe for an edible marijuana product, from landing in the lap of competitors.