Maine is delaying the opening of its marijuana consulting proposals until Nov. 8, giving applicants an extra week to respond to new information from the state. Would-be consultants hit the state with almost two dozen questions about its consulting solicitation, ranging from technical queries about how to number the pages of an application and whether […]
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Pleas entered in Lewiston-Auburn marijuana case
PORTLAND — Two of the 14 suspects charged in a Twin Cities-based medical marijuana-growing operation that was busted by federal agents in February entered pleas this week. Richard “Stitch” Daniels, 52, of Lewiston pleaded not guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court to seven charges stemming from his alleged role in the marijuana operation. Daniels was charged […]
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Dispensary owner says 'Negroes and homosexuals' comment was sarcasm
The owner of a Biddeford medical marijuana dispensary is under fire for referencing “Negroes and homosexuals” while speaking before a municipal board. But Glenn Peterson, founder of Canuvo, said he was being sarcastic when addressing the Bridgton Planning Board last week in response to a resident who asked the board to ban adult-use marijuana storefronts because she […]
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Jay board gives voters say in marijuana retail stores
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to put the question of allowing medical and recreational marijuana retail stores in town before voters next April. The board also voted to not move forward on a moratorium on medical marijuana stores between now and Dec. 13. After Dec. 13, a medical marijuana retail store would not be able to open […]
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Thayer sees Twin Cities' cannabis and hemp potential
LEWISTON — Dan Thayer does not like to call it pot or marijuana. Those names, he told the Great Falls Forum at the Lewiston Public Library on Thursday, are designed to stigmatize. But by any name, he sees business potential here. Thayer, president and co-founder of Thayer Corp., a heating and cooling company in Auburn, created the new Lifespring Microclimates division in 2014 to offer guidance […]
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Study finds collision claims rise in states with legal marijuana
As the push to legalize marijuana gains momentum, so is evidence that more permissive policies on the drug are putting motorists at risk. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found, in a study to be released on Thursday, that traffic accidents are rising in states that have legalized recreational marijuana. That followed stark warnings from […]
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Canada now world's largest legal marijuana marketplace
TORONTO (AP) — Ian Power was among the first to buy legal recreational marijuana in Canada but he has no plans to smoke it. He plans to frame it. Canada became the largest country with a legal national marijuana marketplace as sales began early Wednesday in Newfoundland. Power was first in line at a store […]
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Thayer to discuss marijuana cultivation at Thursday's GFF in Lewiston
LEWISTON — The 2017-18 season of the Great Falls Forum continues Thursday, featuring Dan Thayer, president of Thayer Corporation, with a talk titled “Marijuana. Moratoriums. Massive hemp farms. How advanced cultivation techniques are changing agriculture on a worldwide scale.” The program will take place from noon to 1 p.m. in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston […]
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Marijuana seller says break in highlights need to address security
WATERVILLE — Daniel Hall went to his medical marijuana store last week and walked into what he described as a nightmare. A back window had been shattered with a rock and jars of marijuana and medical marijuana products — about $10,000 worth — were missing. “I was doing my thing and I was like, ‘Why […]
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Annual Maine pot convention offers bumper crop of cannabis expertise
As cultivation editor for High Times, Daniel Vitkovetsky claims he has visited more marijuana grows than anyone on Earth. From the tiniest closets and tents to massive outdoor, greenhouse and warehouse facilities, the man who writes under the pen name of “Danny Danko” has judged more High Times Cannabis Cups than anyone else and served […]