Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §1651, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is further amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:

The fact that a parent was or is authorized to possess a usable amount of marijuana for medical use under Title 22, section 2383-B or a similar law in another jurisdiction may not affect any decision by a court or the Department of Health and Human Services in matters relating to the care and custody of a child.

Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2383-B, sub-§3, ¶E, as amended by PL 2001, c. 580, §2, is further amended to read:

E. "Usable amount of marijuana for medical use" means 2 1/2 8 ounces or less of harvested marijuana and a total of 6 no more than 12 immature plants, of which no more than 3 may be or 6 mature, flowering plants or that amount indicated by a physician in excess of these limits pursuant to subsection 5, paragraph I.

Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §2383-B, sub-§5, ¶¶I and J are enacted to read:

I.__A physician may indicate an amount in excess of the limits set out in subsection 3, paragraph E on the medical record or other documentation under paragraph A to meet the medical needs of the person or to accommodate the various means of administering marijuana for medical use, including but not limited to inhalation, tincture, ingestion and poultice.

J.__The department shall issue an identification card upon such proof and documentation as the commissioner by routine technical rule under Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A may require to an eligible patient or a designated caregiver indicating:

(1)__The name, address and telephone number of the eligible patient;

(2)__The name, address and telephone number of the designated caregiver;

(3)__The name, address and telephone number of the physician of the eligible patient;