SKOWHEGAN (AP) — A Maine man told a 911 dispatcher he was killing himself and first responders needed “to hurry up” because he was an organ donor. Skowhegan police Chief David Bucknam says the man was still breathing when first responders arrived Sunday night but he died a few minutes later. Bucknam says a handgun […]
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Employers advised to hold off on testing for marijuana use
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine official says employers shouldn’t test for marijuana because state law doesn’t allow workers to be fired for using it. A committee tasked with establishing new regulations in the wake of the legalization of recreational marijuana heard testimony Monday from a labor department official who said the state’s current rules are […]
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Dog Gov. Paul LePage tried to pardon will live, receive training
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A dog that Maine’s governor tried to rescue from a euthanasia sentence will live. The Kennebec Journal reports that a judge on Monday agreed to a deal to send an Alaskan husky named Dakota to a veterinary hospital for training after it attacked two other dogs, killing one. A judge had […]
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Portland officials weigh suit against opioid manufacturers
PORTLAND (AP) — The mayor of Portland, Maine, says he would likely support taking legal action against opioid manufacturers as city officials weigh a potential lawsuit. In August, the City Council will discuss filing a lawsuit or joining an existing one against the makers of powerful painkillers, such as OxyContin. The Portland Press Herald reported […]
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Maine legislative panel mulls levying 10 percent tax on marijuana
AUGUSTA (AP) — As the legalization of recreational marijuana sales in Maine nears, a legislative panel has spent months pondering the best way to tax pot to bring in state revenue, fund regulatory enforcement and discourage the illicit market. In November, legalization of recreational marijuana was approved. Possession of recreational marijuana became legal this year, […]
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Maine accepting applications for the 2017 deer hunt
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine is now accepting applications for the lottery to participate in its expanded deer hunting season this year. The state uses “any-deer” permits, which allow hunters to harvest deer of either sex, to manage the population. Maine is giving out more than 66,000 of the permits this year, up from less than […]
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Gardiner dispensary owner offers free marijuana for trash clean-up
GARDINER (AP) — A small business owner in Maine is using a peculiar incentive to encourage residents to clean up their town. WCSH-TV reported (http://on.wcsh6.com/2eEAtNL ) Dennis Meehan, owner of Summit Medical Marijuana in Gardiner, offered residents who collected trash Saturday free marijuana. Meehan’s company advertised the cleanup effort on their Facebook. Meehan says he […]
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Maine, here we come! It's the 2017 Road Trip Quiz
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Growing Market
Six months ago, James Lavallee signed a two-year, $1,000-a-month lease in Hallowell where he hopes to open a recreational marijuana retail store on bucolic, antiques-happy Water Street. It’ll have an old-fashioned theme and a staff of bow tie-wearing employees. If he can get a retailer license next year. If he can’t, he just blew $24,000. […]
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Growing market
Six months ago, James Lavallee signed a two-year, $1,000-a-month lease in Hallowell where he hopes to open a recreational marijuana retail store on bucolic, antiques-happy Water Street. It’ll have an old-fashioned theme and a staff of bow tie-wearing employees. If he can get a retailer license next year. If he can’t, he just blew $24,000. […]