Keri-Jon Wilson started as a hobbyist, making medical marijuana edibles on a small scale for patients suffering from chronic pain and cancer. But in 2015, she expanded her business, Portland-based Pot + Pan Manufacturing, and began to standardize her products.
“Eventually you’ve got to kind of grow up and decide if you want to grow the business, and add those additional steps and processes and best practice that comes with growth,” she said.
Despite no requirement in Maine to test medical cannabis for content or potency, Wilson has tested all of her batches since 2021.
The medical cannabis program in Maine is governed by separate regulations from the adult use – or recreational – program: While the adult use requires testing for contaminants and potency and includes potency limits, medical use requires neither.
Public health advocates and state officials want to see testing requirements aligned across both programs, but efforts …