More than 100 people turn out to protest the state’s removal order, and Democratic Rep. Craig Hickman of Winthrop introduces a bill to legalize sales of cannabidiol in Maine.
Penelope Overton
Staff Writer
Penny Overton is excited to be the Portland Press Herald’s first climate reporter. Since joining the paper in 2016, she has written about Maine’s lobster and cannabis industries, covered state politics and spent a fellowship year exploring the impact of climate change on the lobster fishery with the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team. Before moving to Maine, she has covered politics, environment, casino gambling and tribal issues in Florida, Connecticut, and Arizona. Her favorite assignments allow her to introduce readers to unusual people, cultures, or subjects. When off the clock, Penny is usually getting lost in a new book at a local coffeehouse, watching foreign crime shows or planning her family’s next adventure.
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Maine lobster orders tank as Chinese turn to tariff-free Canada
What had been one of the busiest times of the year is a reminder of the devastating impact of the U.S.-China trade war and of the need to refocus on domestic Chinatowns and new Asian markets.
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State orders stores to remove edibles with CBD from their shelves
The Department of Health and Human Services says the hemp-derived product is not a federally approved food additive.
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Ex-UMaine football standout Trevor Bates being held for psychiatric evaluation
The Westbrook native, who allegedly punched a New York City police sergeant, is ‘doing good,’ his mother says, but she declines to comment further.
Posted inBusiness, Politics
Consulting deal falters, may cause new delay for Maine’s recreational pot market
An appeal led the state to rescind its cannabis rule-writing contract and solicit new plans.
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Lawmakers consider sealing, erasing records of past cannabis convictions
Four Maine legislators are pursuing bills to clear some convictions for marijuana possession that today would be legal.
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Marijuana dispensaries’ big donations to Mills inaugural have caregivers crying foul
Three dispensaries, combined, had donated nearly 20 percent of the money collected to usher in the new governor as of Dec. 22.
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Gov. Mills wants fisheries commissioner, 2 other LePage Cabinet members to stay on job
Support for Patrick Keliher, current head of the Department of Marine Resources, came from many sectors of the state’s commercial fishing industry.
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Lack of mandated testing could expose cannabis users to toxins
The state is hammering out testing requirements for marijuana products, but until it does, it’s buyer beware.
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New law opens new possibilities for Maine medical marijuana providers
Dispensaries and caregivers can collaborate, rather than compete, under the state’s new rules allowing business-to-business medical cannabis sales.