marijuana Archives - Lewiston Sun Journal

News, Oxford Hills

Paris to limit marijuana retail stores to three

by Steve Sherlock August 10, 2020August 11, 2020

The Board of Selectmen voted 3-2 to allow licenses to residents who have lived in Paris for at least two years.

Uncategorized

Brunswick council considering changes to marijuana rules because current standards make retail impossible

by Hannah LaClaire August 10, 2020August 11, 2020

As written, the conditional use ordinances effectively prohibit any retail marijuana in town, even in the places it’s supposed to be allowed.

Business, Maine

State predicts 1st recreational cannabis sales by end of year

by Penelope Overton July 29, 2020July 29, 2020

The first wave of grows, manufacturing plants and testing labs will open in the fall, giving the industry time to prepare for consumer sales.

Franklin, Maine Crime, News

Ex-deputies linked to pot business that was target of federal drug raid

by Penelope Overton July 27, 2020November 12, 2021

One former Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputy is treasurer and another a board member of a wholesale medical marijuana company hit in the sweeping raid last week in Farmington.

Franklin, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal

Rangeley man registered agent for marijuana businesses searched by police

by Donna M. Perry July 23, 2020November 16, 2021

Farmington selectmen approved applications submitted by Lucas Sirois in 2019.

Business, Maine, News

Top executive leaves Maine’s biggest marijuana company

by Penelope Overton July 11, 2020July 14, 2020

Wellness Connection of Maine’s longtime CEO, Patricia Rosi, has departed to take a job at its corporate parent, Acreage Holdings.

Business, Maine, News

Marijuana activists target large provider’s legal challenges

by Penelope Overton June 19, 2020June 22, 2020

Protesters are upset that state’s biggest marijuana company, Wellness Connection, is using the courts to open the recreational market to out-of-state competition.