A federal agency wipes out $3.3 million to students who have medical authorization.
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Maine drops residency requirement for recreational marijuana businesses
The state reached an agreement with a marijuana company Monday that eliminates the rule that would have required applicants to have lived in Maine for 4 years.
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4/20 fizzle: Marijuana industry tested as coronavirus slams economy
The unofficial holiday saluting all things cannabis arrives at a challenging time for the nation’s legal marijuana industry.
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Pandemic puts launch of Maine’s recreational marijuana market on hold
Maine’s marijuana czar says launching the adult-use industry by June is ‘simply unrealistic.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Marijuana provider challenges Maine’s residency rule for sellers
Wellness Connection of Maine’s federal lawsuit seeks to overturn a rule that only Maine residents can obtain adult-use marijuana sales permits.
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Virus worries may further delay start of recreational marijuana market
A memo from the state Office of Marijuana Policy said opening the market in June could conflict with social distancing guidelines.
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Maine issues first round of conditional marijuana licenses
Among them are four manufacturing facilities, 11 growing operations and 16 retail outlets in 10 communities, with five of the stores in Portland.
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State releases list showing who’s seeking marijuana business licenses
About 300 people, including an ex-governor’s brother, are vying for more than 200 state licenses to grow, manufacture or sell recreational marijuana in Maine.
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Industry wins some, loses some in changes to medical marijuana reform bill
A legislative committee strips out a ban on small extraction labs, federal background checks, plant size limits and fines from a department-backed bill, but adds a testing requirement.
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Lawmakers strip secrecy and extraction rules out of marijuana bill
The controversial provisions would have driven up the cost of alcohol-based extractions and allowed marijuana companies to shield certain state license data from the public.