Industry members are cautiously optimistic that rescheduling marijuana to a lower tier is one step closer to full legalization, but the fear of a ‘Big Pharma’ or federal takeover looms large.
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Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News
Livermore Falls weighs cannabis license fees amid high dispensary density
Livermore Falls Select Board members tabled action on proposed increases to cannabis licensing fees after considering costs and the density of cannabis businesses.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Somerset County marijuana grow cases stuck in court ‘logjam’
Finding interpreters has been a challenge as cases against several people charged in connection with busts of grow houses proceed to trial.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Police raid Madison cannabis shop that judge had ordered closed
The execution of the search warrant came after a judge ordered Simple Twist Cannabis Co. to close and pay thousands in civil penalties for its lack of licenses.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Chinese nationals indicted on drug and other charges had medical weed licenses in Maine
Two men indicted by the Department of Justice last week are alleged to have operated numerous illegal ‘grow houses’ while also being licensed to grow medical marijuana in Maine.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
7 Chinese nationals indicted over alleged ties to illegal weed grows, human trafficking
Six men were arrested and one remains wanted after a federal investigation into a ring of Chinese-run cannabis grow houses across Maine and Massachusetts.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Mold, arsenic, chemicals found in weed from Maine’s illegal grow houses
The amount of mold in some cannabis samples from illegal Chinese operations maxed out the laboratory’s equipment while others contained lead, pesticides and banned chemicals.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Politics
How a former lawmaker grew weed with alleged Chinese crime groups in rural Maine
A web of shell companies and illegal grows allegedly linked to Chinese organized crime traces its start to one former Democratic legislator, his cannabis consulting business, and his chain of central Maine dispensaries.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Maine, News
Lisbon council postpones action on cannabis company’s license renewal
A motion to deny the license lacked the required four yes votes required by town policy.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Politics
Lawmakers want to combat illegal Chinese weed grows
But industry advocates testify against 4 bills that would target illicit cannabis operations allegedly associated with Chinese organized crime that have obtained licenses to grow and sell in Maine’s medical market amid a recent law enforcement crackdown.