The organization behind the EXPO
Medical Marijuana
Caregivers of Maine
Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine (MMCM) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) trade association formed in 2010. Its mission is to legislate, educate and advocate for patient rights and safe access to medical cannabis, and for the caregivers, storefronts, growers and extractors who serve patients. MMCM organizes the Maine Cannabis Expo.
- Formed
- 2010
- Type
- Nonprofit trade association
Mission
Legislate, educate, advocate
Legislate
MMCM has been at the State House every legislative session since 2010, working to improve and preserve Maine's medical cannabis laws.
Educate
Classes and informational sessions, including a Medical Cannabis Program 101 series, an introduction to Maine's medical cannabis laws, and best practices for patients, caregivers and storefronts.
Advocate
Support and resources for patients and caregivers across Maine on municipal issues, legal cases and correspondence with DHHS and related agencies.
Board & committees
The people behind MMCM
Meet MMCM's Board and committee members. Bios and portraits come from MMCM's official pages, checked October 19, 2026. Catherine Lewis's Board membership and title are organizer-confirmed; her bio and portrait come from the Legislative Committee page.
Tammy Smith
Board member
- Board
- Legislative Committee
An entrepreneur with experience across several industries, Tammy brings a collaborative, patient-focused approach to MMCM.
Tammy's business experience began while she was in high school and spans video stores, hospitality, advertising, trucking and Gram's Five & Dime Cannabis Co. Her official profile emphasizes hard work, integrity and cooperation as guiding values.
Through MMCM, she supports a Maine cannabis program that serves patients while recognizing the needs of the people and businesses working within it.
Kristi Shaw
Vice Chair
- Board
- Legislative Committee
Kristi's published profile connects cannabis business leadership with a longstanding commitment to the plant and its community.
MMCM lists Kristi as COO of Northeast Growing Company and founder of the Maine Women's Cannabiz Council. It also identifies her as a charter member of the Maine Cannabis Industry Association.
Her profile describes an enduring interest in cannabis culture and community, alongside her business and association work.
Kim McClintick
Secretary
- Board
- Legislative Committee
Kim is a grower and owner of The Higher Class in Calais, bringing a patient-first perspective to her work.
Born and raised in Maine, Kim worked for another caregiver before opening her own medical cannabis shop in 2020. The Higher Class serves the Washington County border community of Calais.
Her official biography describes her experience as both a patient and a business owner, and her strong personal commitment to medical cannabis.
Shanna Souza
Assistant Treasurer
- Board
- Legislative Committee
Shanna owns Homegrown of Augusta and contributes bookkeeping, business management and patient-education experience to MMCM.
Shanna's background includes business and accounting studies, retail and restaurant management, bookkeeping and pharmacy work. She became a caregiver in 2016 and opened Homegrown of Augusta in 2019.
Her involvement with MMCM began as a volunteer at its 2014 trade show. Her profile describes work supporting the association's operations and finances, teaching about cannabis rules and business responsibilities, and helping patients understand their rights and responsibilities.
Catherine Lewis
Board member
- Board
- Legislative Committee
Catherine brings experience in healthcare, business consulting and medical cannabis education to patient and caregiver advocacy.
Catherine's professional background spans nursing-assistant and hospice work, business sales and consulting. She established Business Solutions of Maine in 2012, with services including payroll, business formation and cannabis licensing setup, and is associated with Homegrown Healthcare of Maine.
Her published biography describes participation in efforts to restructure Maine's medical cannabis program and teaching about program laws, business setup, cultivation and client care.
Hon. Eddie DuGay
- Legislative Committee
A former Maine legislator and business consultant, Eddie brings government-relations and coalition-building experience to cannabis advocacy.
Eddie is a veteran and former member of the Maine House of Representatives. His published profile describes advising Maine businesses through Harvest Consulting and serving in economic development for the Passamaquoddy Tribe.
MMCM highlights his experience working across party lines and his firsthand knowledge of operating medical cannabis stores. These experiences inform his work on public education, policy and coordinated advocacy.
Susan W Meehan
- Legislative Committee
Susan combines education, research and cultural-outreach experience with a commitment to medical cannabis patient advocacy.
Susan holds a master's degree in Cultural Sustainability from Goucher College and a bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Secondary Education from Fairfield University. Her background includes education, emergency medical and volunteer-firefighter work, and cultural outreach for the Mohegan Tribal Government.
Her biography describes beginning regular contact with Maine legislators and attending cannabis-related hearings in 2014. MMCM also records recognition for her patient advocacy; her contributions draw on research, communication, analysis and community relationships.
Bridget Danis
- Legislative Committee
Bridget brings extensive social-service administration and policy-management experience to discussions of patient access and public safeguards.
A lifelong Mainer, Bridget's profile describes more than two decades of work in social-service programs and policy at local, county and state levels. She studied education and art and earned a psychology degree from the University of Maine at Farmington.
Her approach emphasizes education, open-minded dialogue and personal rights alongside reasonable health and safety protections. She contributes her perspective to MMCM's mission and its work on access for medical cannabis patients.
Roxanne Munksgaard
- Advisory Committee
Roxanne is a Bangor jewelry designer and metalsmith whose creative work and volunteering connect her with Maine's cannabis community.
MMCM's profile identifies Roxanne as co-owner of Maine Jewelry & Art Gallery and Studios in downtown Bangor. Her handcrafted work includes copper cannabis jewelry.
A Maine medical cannabis patient since 2011, she is listed on the Advisory Committee and her biography describes volunteering at Home Grown Maine trade shows.
Roger Leisner
- Advisory Committee
Roger is a historian, journalist, photographer and videographer with a long record of community involvement in Maine.
Roger studied history, African studies and photography, with additional graduate work in community development. His profile credits him with creating an Augusta weatherization program in 1975 and founding Radio Free Maine in 1988.
His public record includes civic, peace and voter-engagement activities. MMCM's biography lists him as a medical cannabis patient since 2011 and records its Lifetime Achievement Award to him in 2014.
Glenn Lewis
- Advisory Committee
Glenn's official profile connects him with Homegrown Healthcare and describes him as a lifelong activist.
MMCM's brief profile associates Glenn with Homegrown Healthcare Alternative Wellness, Apothecary & Learning Center and identifies him as a lifelong activist and cancer survivor. The official Advisory Committee page is the source for this short introduction.
Julie A. Milliken
- Advisory Committee
Julie is a nurse practitioner and patient-certification provider whose published profile identifies her with Maine Medical Certifications.
MMCM lists Julie as owner and lead nurse practitioner of Maine Medical Certifications, LLC. A lifelong Mainer, she completed a Lewiston hospital-based nursing program in 1994 and earned a master's degree from the University of Southern Maine in 2016.
Her profile describes board certification in family practice and emergency medicine, and participation as a certification provider in Maine's medical cannabis program. It also records membership in nursing professional organizations.
Dustin Sulak
- Advisory Committee
Dustin is an osteopathic physician whose work includes medical cannabis education for clinicians, patients and industry professionals.
Dustin's published profile describes training in nutrition science and biology at Indiana University, osteopathic medicine in Arizona, and an internship with Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency. His clinical interests include integrative medicine and care for difficult-to-treat conditions.
MMCM identifies him as founder of Integr8 Health and Healer.com, a medical cannabis education resource. His profile also describes teaching and authorship of a clinical reference on cannabis and cannabinoid therapies.
History
Milestones
2009
Voters pass the medical initiative
A citizens' initiative allows certified patients to obtain medical cannabis from a registered caregiver or dispensary.
2010
MMCM forms
MMCM is formed as a trade association to provide advocacy and education for patients, caregivers and the public.
2017–2018
LD 1539 and LD 238
MMCM drafted and worked for passage of legislation that allowed caregivers to open retail storefronts, expanding patient access.
Recent session
LD 1847
MMCM was one of many voices in a broad coalition that raised concerns about the original version of LD 1847 and its mandatory testing framework.
Summarized from MMCM's official website, which is the source of record.