AUGUSTA — State lawmakers who are working to launch Maine’s adult-use cannabis industry have eliminated all references to social clubs from a proposed overhaul of the Marijuana Legalization Act. Voters approved social clubs as part of the legalization referendum in 2016, but lawmakers have repeatedly voted for delays in an effort to keep Maine from […]
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Windham police remove student from school bus in marijuana vaping investigation
A male high school student was removed from a school bus by police Thursday afternoon, but the incident on Route 302 involved substance abuse, not a threat of violence, authorities said. Sanford Prince, superintendent of Regional School Unit 14, said police were called to the scene by the school bus driver after the student had […]
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Massachusetts automotive upholstery company moving to Wilton
WILTON — The Planning Board on Thursday approved an application for a Massachusetts upholstery business to set up shop in the Bass-Wilton building at 284 Main St. LeBaron Bonney Co. owner Scott Holbrook said he plans to hire 11 to 15 people for his automotive upholstery plant and begin operations May 1. It will be […]
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U.S. data show increase in fatal crashes on April 20
U.S. drivers are 12 percent more likely to get into a fatal crash on April 20, the unofficial celebration of all things marijuana, even if they aren’t cannabis consumers, according to research published Monday. Researchers at the University of British Columbia and University of Toronto used accident data from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety […]
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Medicinal marijuana user shunned by husband's family
DEAR ABBY: My brother-in-law found out I smoke marijuana. I have a medical card and some mental disabilities. Marijuana helps with my anxiety. Although we live near each other, my in-laws now say they don’t want me in their homes. The stress this has put on my husband is unfair. His brother obviously has a […]
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Pot advocates help finance gubernatorial bid of leading marijuana opponent
The leaders of Legalize Maine are backing the gubernatorial candidate who has led the political effort to keep the state’s recreational marijuana market closed. Every member of Legalize Maine’s five-person board of directors has donated to House Minority Leader Ken Fredette’s gubernatorial campaign, accounting for almost one out of every five dollars the Newport Republican […]
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Wilton selectmen discuss marijuana sales
WILTON — The Wilton Board of Selectmen on Tuesday discussed local marijuana sales and gave the Planning Board direction for developing guidelines for marijuana-based businesses. Planning Board member Charlie Lavin attended Tuesday’s meeting to seek the board’s guidance because Wilton has no ordinances or moratoriums for businesses that grow or distribute pot. Lavin said the legislature […]
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Medical marijuana sales, caregivers and patient numbers decline
Even though it has yet to record its first retail sale, Maine’s adult-use marijuana market appears to be taking a bite out of the state’s medical marijuana industry. In 2017, the first year that Mainers could legally grow their own recreational pot, the number of medical marijuana patient certifications, dispensary sales and registered caregivers all […]
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Augusta late to the party
As I watch grow house after grow house, both large and small, spring up in every vacant commercial property in this area (and likely the state), it stands out to me that Maine lawmakers are too antiquated in mind, spirit and representation to acknowledge an opportunity. I watch as large construction companies, large businesses and […]
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Maine lawmakers won’t extend moratorium on pot sales, but it’s still not for sale
AUGUSTA — A bill to delay implementation of the Marijuana Legalization Act until the end of the legislative session died Thursday. The bill failed to win even a simple majority in the House, losing 65-81, prompting the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Roger Katz, R-Augusta, to declare it dead despite the fact that the Senate didn’t actually […]