WILTON — A local man accused in April of selling crack cocaine was arrested early Wednesday after he was found in his attic with marijuana plants, according to a court document. Dennis J. Ayala, 55, of Wilton appeared in court Wednesday on a felony charge of unlawful possession of a drug that contained fentanyl powder, […]
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Home labs for extracting cannabis concentrates an emerging public safety threat
BIDDEFORD — First responders and code enforcement inspectors have come across dozens of marijuana plants growing legally in apartments and houses across the city. But in late April they came across something new – and potentially dangerous – while putting out a fire in a downtown apartment building. In the kitchen of a third-floor apartment […]
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California flower town wrestles with odor amid shift to pot
CARPINTERIA, Calif. (AP) — This picturesque coastal town cradled by mountains and sandy shores is a scene out of a Southern California postcard. Residents of Carpinteria say they feel lucky to live in what they consider a slice of paradise. But change is in the air. And sometimes, they say, it stinks. That’s because marijuana […]
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Report: Legal marijuana boosts government revenue — a little
A new report finds that legalizing and taxing marijuana boosts revenue for state and local governments, but not by much. The credit rating agency Moody’s Investor Service says in a study released Tuesday that legalizing recreational use of marijuana brings governments more money than it costs to regulate it. Despite high taxes on the legal […]
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South China man faces drug, speeding charges
STRONG — A South China man was arrested Thursday after a deputy stopped a vehicle for speeding and reported finding marijuana. Deputy Brian McCormick conducted a traffic stop on Route 4, when a vehicle was clocked going 79 mph in a 55 mph zone. As a result of the stop, Derek Farnsworth, 20, of South China […]
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Legislature overturns LePage veto on recreational marijuana bill
AUGUSTA – The Legislature on Wednesday overturned a veto by Republican Gov. Paul LePage that would have again stalled the legal sale of recreational marijuana, taking a major step toward launching a legal retail market for the drug. The votes of 109-39 in the House and 28-6 in the Senate sets Maine on a path […]
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Paul LePage vetoes recreational marijuana bill
Gov. Paul LePage on Friday vetoed a bill to launch Maine’s adult-use marijuana market. LePage, a staunch opponent of marijuana, said he doesn’t want Maine to operate two different marijuana programs – medical and adult-use – with two different tax rates and two different sets of rules and raised concerns about the impact of marijuana impairment […]
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Industry couple face charges involving teen
FARMINGTON — An Industry man and his girlfriend were arrested this week after he was charged with giving his son marijuana and she tried to get the teen to change his statement to police, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. Jason Hawkins, 37, was charged with felony aggravated furnishing of a scheduled drug to […]
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Reduced home-grow limit offensive, pot advocates say
The proposed rollback of home grow limits in Maine has some marijuana advocates crying foul. Limiting the number of flowering plants grown at home for recreational use at three is half what Maine voters approved in November 2016, but it puts Maine squarely in the middle of the pack among those states that have legalized […]
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L-A head shops celebrate 4/20
Devin Urquhart of Lewiston, whose alias is “Blunt Man” dances in front of Legal Peaces, a head shop on Lisbon Street in Lewiston on Friday morning. “It’s 4/20, my favorite holiday and I’m just rocking out here to get some attention for the business,” Urquhart said. The figure 4:20, also written as 420 or 4/20, […]