Revenue from levies on alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and gambling have risen sharply in the last five years, and now account for $353 million a year – 7% of the state’s $5.1 billion annual budget.
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Maine PUC to consider Versant’s proposal to help police identify illegal marijuana operations
But the utility’s offer to notify authorities of suspiciously high electric bills has come under fire from legal and consumer privacy advocates.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Instances of Maine children ingesting marijuana have quadrupled since 2020
The state data drew questions and concerns from lawmakers and officials about whether enough is being done to keep cannabis products out of the hands of children.
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After crash that killed 6 teens, NTSB chief says people underestimate marijuana’s impact on drivers
The final report was released Thursday on the 2022 collision in Oklahoma between a Chevrolet Spark and a gravel-hauling semi.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Maine has no testing requirement for medical cannabis. Public health advocates want that to change.
As new legislation regulating marijuana takes effect, the debate about whether and how to mandate testing and potency limits for medical cannabis continues.
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Jay board to consider changing setback distance for marijuana businesses
A committee recommends changing the distance from 200 feet to 50 feet.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, River Valley
Two men charged with illegally growing pot in Mexico garage
Federal agents say the alleged operation is near a day care and a middle school.
Posted inBusiness, New England, News
Martha’s Vineyard is about to run out of pot. That’s led to a lawsuit and a scramble by regulators
Although Massachusetts voters opted to legalize marijuana more than 7 years ago, the state’s Cannabis Control Commission has taken the position that transporting pot across the ocean risks running afoul of federal laws.
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Illegal marijuana grows tied to China are funding fentanyl that’s ‘killing our citizens,’ Somerset County sheriff says
Sheriff Dale Lancaster told the county’s Board of Commissioners that his office has made investigating illegal marijuana growing operations a priority because ‘those profits are used to buy the chemicals to send to the cartel to make fentanyl.’
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Daily marijuana use outpaces daily drinking in U.S., new study says
New research suggests that daily and near-daily marijuana use is now more common than similar levels of high-frequency alcohol consumption in the United States.