Gov. Paul LePage vetoed the adult-use cannabis bill today, saying he couldn’t support expansion of legal marijuana in Maine while its federal future remains so uncertain. In his veto letter, LePage said the conflict with federal law was only one of his concerns about the bill that would launch the state’s recreational market. He said […]
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Bud-and-breakfasts? Maine’s hospitality industry sees opportunity in marijuana
Could Maine’s famous tourism attractions include cannabis social clubs in hotels, or “bud-and-breakfast” inns complete with in-room vaporizers and cannabis gift bags? What about farm-to-table dinners with marijuana-infused ingredients? Possibly, said attorneys who offered opinions about the potential business opportunities ahead for Maine’s hospitality industry. Maine legalized marijuana in a referendum question last November, but […]
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Marijuana is a bane
Recently, John Kelly, White House chief of staff, said that he believes our culture has lost many things, and one of them was religion. Corinthians 1-9 admonishes people to be careful, that their liberty becomes a stumbling block to those who are weak. I say that children in grade school and older are weak, weak […]
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Maine House approves bill to allow marijuana sales
Rep. Kenneth Fredette, R-Newport, looks up at the electronic voting board during Monday’s special session of the Legislature. (David Leaming/Morning Sentinel) Lawmakers in the Maine House of Representatives passed the marijuana regulatory bill, and nixed a Republican bid to delay implementation, but fell short of the number of votes needed to override a gubernatorial veto […]
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Gov. Paul LePage wants to delay Maine legal pot sales until 2019
Gov. Paul LePage is proposing a moratorium on full implementation of Maine’s recreational marijuana law until 2019. According to House Minority Leader Ken Fredette, R-Newport, who is sponsoring the bill on behalf of LePage, both the law that’s on the books, which was enacted last year in a statewide referendum, and a new bill to […]
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Poland board OKs ban on marijuana businesses
POLAND — The Board of Selectpersons voted unanimously Tuesday night to enact a 90-day moratorium on allowing retail marijuana establishments and social clubs. Chairman Stan Tetenman said the town is “left in limbo” without official state regulations in place. “It’s not to say we don’t want any marijuana businesses in town,” he said, but selectpersons […]
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Legalize Maine warns rewritten marijuana law ‘not ready for prime time’
Legalize Maine has come out against the proposed legislative rewrite of a voter-approved recreational marijuana law, saying the bill that is slated for a special session vote Monday “isn’t ready for prime time.” The group’s president, Paul T. McCarrier, said the amendment to the state Marijuana Legalization Act would create chaos in the new market, […]
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Maine marijuana convention to focus on newly legal status
PORTLAND (AP) — The organizers of the 2017 Maine Cannabis Convention say this is a critically important year for the event because of the state’s recent move toward legal marijuana. The convention is scheduled to be held in Portland on Saturday and Sunday. Organizers say it’s an event for businesses, advocates, medical marijuana patients and […]
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Turner selectmen extend pot moratorium
TURNER — Selectmen voted unanimously Monday night to extend the moratorium on retail marijuana establishments for another 180 days. The moratorium was unanimously adopted by the board April 8 on the recommendation of the Maine Municipal Association. The association suggested towns adopt a moratorium ordinance banning marijuana retail stores and shops while regulations to govern […]
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Lawmakers decide how to divvy up 20% tax on retail marijuana
A legislative committee completed a sweeping rewrite of Maine’s recreational marijuana law Thursday that would double the tax rate, provide a cut to host towns and give Maine residents a two-year head start in the market. But committee leaders are worried that the LePage administration will scuttle the bill, either through an outright veto or […]