A story on Page B1 of the regional edition Friday should have reported that the Wilton Planning Board granted a permit for a retail medical marijuana storefront, following a site plan review. It was an editing error.
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Marijuana seller says break in highlights need to address security
WATERVILLE — Daniel Hall went to his medical marijuana store last week and walked into what he described as a nightmare. A back window had been shattered with a rock and jars of marijuana and medical marijuana products — about $10,000 worth — were missing. “I was doing my thing and I was like, ‘Why […]
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Auburn council set to take up marijuana moratorium, city budget
AUBURN — City officials will have a full plate Monday as the City Council is set to take up a controversial marijuana moratorium and final readings of next year’s budget and Capital Improvement Plan. The CIP failed in its first reading June 4, and has been amended slightly ahead of the workshop and meeting that […]
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Paris voters to decide on retail marijuana, recall ordinances
PARIS — Residents will decide whether to enact a retail marijuana ordinance, amend a recall ordinance and choose officials at the polls Tuesday. Balloting will be held from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Fire Station on Western Avenue. Code Enforcement Officer Kingston Brown said at an April public hearing that the ordinance would […]
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Legislature overturns LePage veto on recreational marijuana bill
AUGUSTA – The Legislature on Wednesday overturned a veto by Republican Gov. Paul LePage that would have again stalled the legal sale of recreational marijuana, taking a major step toward launching a legal retail market for the drug. The votes of 109-39 in the House and 28-6 in the Senate sets Maine on a path […]
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Bill to launch recreational marijuana market is on its way to Paul LePage’s desk
The Legislature is sending a bill to launch the adult-use marijuana market to Gov. Paul LePage Tuesday. LePage now has 10 days to take action on the bill – sign it, allow it to go into law without his signature, or use his gubernatorial veto to try to kill it, which is what the two-term […]
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LePage says he will veto retail pot bill
Gov. Paul LePage plans to veto the recreational marijuana bill once it reaches his desk because it would not combine Maine’s medical and adult-use marijuana programs. The two-term Republican has problems with having two regulatory systems and tax structures for different uses of the same plant, according to his press secretary, Julie Rabinowitz. If the […]
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Oxford aims to ban retail marijuana
OXFORD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously agreed Thursday to appoint a committee to develop an ordinance prohibiting recreational marijuana retail establishments and social clubs. The committee voted 4-0 to approve a committee made up of nine or 10 people, including residents, representatives of the Police Department, Economic Development Committee and Board of Selectmen, the […]
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Proposed marijuana regulations would let adults buy online and at drive-thrus
Maine may make purchasing an ounce of marijuana almost as easy as buying a six-pack of beer. Proposed adult-use cannabis regulations from the Legislature’s marijuana committee would allow licensed retail stores to sell pot from drive-up windows and over the internet. Like any other recreational marijuana consumer, drive-up and online customers would have to show […]
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Otisfield board puts marijuana ordinance on June ballot
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Wednesday to place a question on the June annual town meeting warrant asking residents if they want to prohibit retail marijuana establishments and social clubs in town. Recreational use of marijuana became legal Jan. 30, though a moratorium signed by Gov. Paul LePage will delay certain provisions of […]