Lab-testing and other requirements could stymie growers, critics contend in comments on the regulations.
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Florida company seeks federal permit to grow research cannabis in Maine
A Florida company has applied for a federal permit to build a facility in Maine to grow cannabis used in government-sanctioned research. Maridose LLC is one of 27 companies with an application pending before the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to grow cannabis for use by the 350 scientists across the country, including two in Maine, […]
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Second man charged in Lewiston-Auburn federal marijuana raid
PORTLAND — An Auburn man associated with a large marijuana-growing operation in the Twin Cities is now facing gun and drug charges. Brian J. Bilodeau, 33, was arrested Tuesday after federal agents raided his home at 72 Danville Corner Road. Bilodeau made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Portland on Wednesday afternoon on […]
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Jay drug collection at 340 Main St.
JAY — A story published on Page B6 on Saturday should have said the location of the Jay Police Department’s collection of outdated and unused prescription medications will be 340 Main St. on Saturday, Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It’s part of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency’s Drug Take Back Day.
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Local law enforcement collecting prescriptions during Drug Take Back Day April 29
Law enforcement agencies will hold 13th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 29, as part of the national Drug Take Back Program. Expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs can be taken to a drop-off site for disposal between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The service is free and anonymous. No questions will […]
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Federal government won’t reclassify marijuana but will allow research
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will keep marijuana on the list of the most dangerous drugs, despite growing popular support for legalization, but will allow more research into its possible medical benefits, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced Thursday. The DEA said the agency opted not to reclassify marijuana after a lengthy review and consultation with […]
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DEA considers changing marijuana classification
In a lengthy memo to lawmakers, the Drug Enforcement Administration said it hopes to decide whether to change the federal status of marijuana “in the first half of 2016.” Marijuana is currently listed under the Controlled Substances Act as a Schedule 1 drug, meaning that for the purposes of federal law, the drug has “no […]
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Mexico men given reduced charges in cocaine dealing case
PARIS — Two Mexico men indicted in April on drug trafficking charges stemming from undercover cocaine sales plead guilty to lesser charges in Oxford County Superior Court Tuesday. Daniel Allen, 55, of Swett Street and Darren Joudrey, 51, of Roxbury Road, were arrested with two other men in January after a yearlong investigation into cocaine trafficking in the Mexico area […]
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Lewiston man sentenced in federal court on gun charge
A Lewiston man was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Portland to nearly two years in federal prison for being a felon with a firearm. Lewiston police said Daniel Fowler, 35, was seen running along Ash Street, carrying what they believed was a bag with the barrel of a gun sticking out of it […]