The latest bid to launch Maine’s adult-use marijuana market cleared its toughest political hurdle Tuesday with a veto-proof margin that bodes well for the compromise bill. If the bill continues on its current path, Mainers can expect to see the first recreational business licenses issued in the spring of 2019. It allows recreational retailers to […]
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First pot-business licenses would go to Maine residents of at least 4 years
Maine lawmakers want to offer the first recreational marijuana business licenses to residents who have lived here for at least four years. A legislative committee voted Tuesday to boost the minimum residency requirement to get a state license to grow, manufacture or sell recreational marijuana from three to four years during its final review of […]
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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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Buy a shirt, get pot ‘gift’: Companies exploit law loophole in Maine, other states
BOSTON (AP) — That ordinary bottle of juice delivered to your doorstep will set you back at least $55. But the bag of marijuana that comes with it? On the house. Retail marijuana stores are months away from opening in Massachusetts, but some companies have been quietly operating for more than a year, selling and […]
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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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‘Extra crispy’ fry orders at NH Burger King served with pot
EPPING, N.H. (AP/WGME) — Police say a Burger King manager and employee in New Hampshire have been arrested on drug charges after authorities were tipped off that drive-thru customers asked for “Nasty Boy” and extra crispy fries to get some marijuana with their meal. Epping Police Chief Mike Wallace said 20-year-old Garrett Norris was arrested […]
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Council: Auburn ‘uniquely positioned’ for recreational pot
AUBURN — City officials are keeping an open mind when it comes to recreational marijuana, even as the state Legislature moves to delay implementation of large sections of the bill passed in November. At a City Council workshop Monday, councilors looked to stay ahead of the state regulatory process by looking at the city’s options […]
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Lewiston City Council prohibits retail pot
LEWISTON — It may be a bit longer before you see that corner store offering recreational marijuana in the city. The Lewiston City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance amendment that will prohibit retail marijuana establishments and marijuana social clubs until the state has finalized its licensing requirements and regulations. The move by the […]
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Mexico to consider moratorium on marijuana clubs
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen will soon consider a moratorium on marijuana clubs. Selectman Reggie Arsenault, who is also a member of the Planning Board, handed to selectmen Tuesday night a draft of a moratorium ordinance on retail marijuana establishments and stores, and retail marijuana social clubs. The ordinance, initiated by Police Chief Roy Hodsdon, […]
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Maine denies medical marijuana as an addiction therapy
PORTLAND — The state says the science just isn’t there to allow opiate addiction to be treated with medical marijuana. Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services has denied a petition brought forward this spring by Dawson Julia, who runs a medical marijuana caregiver business in Unity. In its denial, the agency said though animal […]