State officials and Wilton police discovered an illegal cannabis cultivation facility while conducting an inspection at a separate Weld Road licensed facility Tuesday.
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A Massachusetts cannabis worker died on the job from an asthma attack. It’s the first reported case in the U.S.
A federal report calls on cannabis facilities to evaluate workers with new-onset or worsening asthma.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s adult-use cannabis industry in full bloom
Sales continue to break records with August alone topping $21 million.
Posted inMaine
How do Maine police determine if a driver is pot-impaired? They have 2 options
They rely on Drug Recognition Experts and blood tests to determine marijuana use but are hampered by limitations of drug-detecting technology and the lack of an agreed upon impairment limit.
Posted inBusiness, News, Uncategorized
Cannabis businesses boom in Maine, but access to banking’s a bust
The state’s industry is maturing and could bring in revenue of nearly $200 million this year. But even now, many companies are forced to operate on a cash-only basis.
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Farmington man pleads guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in alleged illicit marijuana case
Ryan Nezol reached a plea agreement that calls for him not to spend more than 46 months in federal prison.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Two former Franklin County sheriff’s deputies scheduled to change plea connected to alleged illicit marijuana, money-laundering scheme in Farmington
Brad Scovil of Rangeley and Derrick Doucette of Jay are anticipated to plead to conspiracy to commit honest services fraud.
Posted inBusiness, News
Science may be creating a new market for Maine’s medical marijuana
Researchers are looking at new therapeutic uses for the plant, and the state is poised to profit.
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Scarborough sniffs around for odor-control solution at cannabis growing site
A plant near Pine Point is home to 15 cannabis cultivators, and emits a smell that bothers neighbors. But a proposed ordinance to reduce it is impractical, some cultivators say.
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Maine’s medical cannabis market seeing a ‘mass exodus’ of caregivers
A new report from the state shows more than one-fourth of the individuals in the occupation have quit since 2021, often in response to an overabundance of cannabis supply.