Mayor Nick Isgro read aloud a proclamation at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, declaring Oct. 14 Columbus Day, which drew criticism from the public, including one woman who asked him to apologize.
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Everything you need to know about hemp
What’s the difference between hemp and marijuana? They look and smell the same and come from the same genus and species of plant, cannabis. But hemp contains less than 0.3 percent THC, which gets you high, while marijuana contains up to 30 percent. What is CBD? Cannabidiol, or CBD, is derived from the cannabis plant. […]
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Confusion reigns as Maine rolls out its marijuana tracking system
The state’s pot policy office initially describes a costly tagging system for tracing products from plant to retail, then offers a more business-friendly explanation hours later.
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CBD use costs Wells woman a job, points to disconnect in employment law
Temp worker Audra Dieffenbach applied for a full-time job at MaineHealth but failed a federally required drug test because the legal supplement she uses to relieve pain left too much THC in her system.
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Wellness Connection sues pot edibles partner, claiming breach of contract
Wellness Connection, Maine’s largest medical marijuana dispensary firm, claims that substandard equipment and processes failed to produce enough THC from its marijuana extractions.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
No arrests in Auburn pot raid
AUBURN — Police said Saturday that no arrests had been made in Friday’s raid of a building on Riverside Drive that resulted in multiple marijuana plants being confiscated. Auburn Deputy Chief Tim Cougle said Saturday that there was no new information to share on the raid. The Auburn Police Department assisted agents from the High […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Photo: Police confiscate pot plants in Auburn
Auburn police officer Joshua King helps federal drug agents load confiscated marijuana plants into a trailer Friday afternoon from a building on Riverside Drive in New Auburn. Auburn police joined in the raid by agents from the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, a task force made up of federal officers. The team was seen pulling […]
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Medical marijuana storefront applies for permit for Auburn Mall parking lot
Auburn has an application pending for a medical marijuana storefront in the former bank building in the Auburn Mall parking lot. Deputy City Clerk Kelsey Earle said the space is an allowable zone for it and isn’t within a setback from other businesses. The city hasn’t limited the number of medical marijuana shops allowed, but […]
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Wellness Connection at heart of New England marijuana fight
Maine’s biggest medical marijuana provider wants to break up with the Rhode Island company behind its extraction operation, blaming it for $14 million in losses.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Lewiston-Auburn
Lisbon to consider permit for third medical marijuana store
LISBON – Lisbon could be getting another medical marijuana store, the town’s third in since Lisbon approved new rules allowing and regulating marijuana businesses last fall. Michael Scalia of Crystal Spring Healing Alternatives proposed a medical marijuana store at 1 Upland Road. The building, at the corner of Webster Road, is about 500 feet from Route 196 behind […]