Drinks with low doses of the psychoactive compound found in cannabis are proliferating at markets and breweries because of a federal loophole. Maine’s pot shops are not pleased.
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Maine Legislature approves bill to curb price gouging for concert tickets
The bill now heads to the governor’s desk for consideration.
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CMP conservation plan insufficient, environmental groups tell state regulators
CMP said the conservation plan is just one part of a comprehensive set of requirements to address the overall project impacts, and that the concerns identified are dealt with elsewhere in the permit orders.
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Maine lawmakers give mobile homeowners a leg up in park purchases
Legislators passed a bill to give mobile homeowners the ‘right of first refusal’ when their parks go up for sale.
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Maine’s craft breweries bracing as aluminum tariffs hit can costs
Already operating on tight margins and facing growing competition, brewers are loath to raise prices even as the cost of materials ratchets up.
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Travel ban raises fears across Maine’s immigrant communities
Families are canceling travel plans, curbing social media activity and struggling to understand how Trump’s restrictions will affect them.
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Maine won’t require medical cannabis to be tested for contaminants — this year
State lawmakers carried over a bill that would have added testing and tracking requirements industry members have fought against for years. They will reconsider the proposal next year.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Franklin
Maine’s oldest winery, Bartlett Maine Estate Winery, is up for sale
Bartlett Maine Estate Winery, known for its blueberry wines, is for sale after over 40 years in business.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Demolition begins ahead of DeWitt housing development in downtown Lewiston
The demolition will raze two buildings along Pine Street, including one formerly owned by the Sun Journal that at one time was the site of the DeWitt hotel.
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His family has harvested alewives at the same Maine stream for a century
Steve Bodge operates a harvesting operation in Woolwich, and splits the profits 50-50 with the town. Now 78, he recruited his daughter to help with the annual harvest.