Dr. William Ortiz testifies in favor of a petition to add opiate addiction as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana during a public hearing Tuesday in the Department of Health and Human Services Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services office in Augusta.

Matthew Low, of Waterville, a medical marijuana user, testifies in favor of a petition to add opiate addiction as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana during a public hearing Tuesday in the Department of Health and Human Services Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services office in Augusta.

Dennis Hamic, of Milo, testifies in favor of a petition to add opiate addiction as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana during a public hearing Tuesday in the Department of Health and Human Services Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services office in Augusta.

Dennis Hamic, of Milo, testifies during a public hearing on a petition to add opiate addiction as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana on Tuesday in the Department of Health and Human Services Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services office in Augusta. Hamic was in favor of the petition.

Scott Gagnon, director of Smart Approaches to Marijuana Maine, testifies in opposition to a petition to add opiate addiction as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana during a public hearing Tuesday in the Department of Health and Human Services Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services office in Augusta.

Will Neils, of Appleton, a medical marijuana advocate, testifies in favor of a petition to add opiate addiction as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana during a public hearing Tuesday in the Department of Health and Human Services Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services office in Augusta.