PORTLAND (AP) — Maine officials say the state will not be able to meet its deadline for the start of recreational marijuana sales. Republican State Sen. Roger Katz tells the Portland Press Herald the agencies responsible for the recreational marijuana market rollout do not have the time before the February deadline for things such as […]
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Maine legislators propose limiting personal marijuana plants
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine legislators have introduced a new proposal limiting the amount of marijuana plants citizens grow on their land for personal use. The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/2u4gPOb ) the plan limits the amount of mature plants to 12. The plants also must be tagged with a name and a Maine driver’s license […]
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How a marijuana retailer pays his taxes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jerred Kiloh’s eyes narrowed as he checked his mirror again. The black Chevy SUV with tinted windows was still behind him. It had been hanging off Kiloh’s bumper ever since he nosed out of the parking lot behind his medical-marijuana dispensary with $40,131.88 in cash in the trunk of his hatchback. […]
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Maine lawmakers head to Colorado for tips on marijuana regulation
Four members of a legislative panel are spending a few days in Colorado on a mission to learn the ins and outs of marijuana regulation. Recreational marijuana is already legal in Maine thanks to a voter-approved referendum last fall. But a joint legislative committee is tasked with figuring out the nitty gritty of implementing sales […]
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Employers advised to hold off on testing for marijuana use
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine official says employers shouldn’t test for marijuana because state law doesn’t allow workers to be fired for using it. A committee tasked with establishing new regulations in the wake of the legalization of recreational marijuana heard testimony Monday from a labor department official who said the state’s current rules are […]
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Maine legislative panel mulls levying 10 percent tax on marijuana
AUGUSTA (AP) — As the legalization of recreational marijuana sales in Maine nears, a legislative panel has spent months pondering the best way to tax pot to bring in state revenue, fund regulatory enforcement and discourage the illicit market. In November, legalization of recreational marijuana was approved. Possession of recreational marijuana became legal this year, […]
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Gardiner dispensary owner offers free marijuana for trash clean-up
GARDINER (AP) — A small business owner in Maine is using a peculiar incentive to encourage residents to clean up their town. WCSH-TV reported (http://on.wcsh6.com/2eEAtNL ) Dennis Meehan, owner of Summit Medical Marijuana in Gardiner, offered residents who collected trash Saturday free marijuana. Meehan’s company advertised the cleanup effort on their Facebook. Meehan says he […]
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Growing Market
Six months ago, James Lavallee signed a two-year, $1,000-a-month lease in Hallowell where he hopes to open a recreational marijuana retail store on bucolic, antiques-happy Water Street. It’ll have an old-fashioned theme and a staff of bow tie-wearing employees. If he can get a retailer license next year. If he can’t, he just blew $24,000. […]
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Growing market
Six months ago, James Lavallee signed a two-year, $1,000-a-month lease in Hallowell where he hopes to open a recreational marijuana retail store on bucolic, antiques-happy Water Street. It’ll have an old-fashioned theme and a staff of bow tie-wearing employees. If he can get a retailer license next year. If he can’t, he just blew $24,000. […]
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Third marijuana grow operation before Oxford board
OXFORD — The Planning Board will meet on Thursday to determine whether it will approve a permit for a medical marijuana grow facility that does not conform to the town’s current zoning ordinance, or deny the application and force the applicant to appeal the decision. At issue is the application by Stevenson Enterprises Inc. for the […]