HALLOWELL — Marijuana may be coming downtown, but pot shop proliferation will be limited. Residents got a first look Wednesday at where adult-use marijuana establishments could sprout up in Hallowell once the Legislature lays out a framework for it. An ordinance regulating marijuana, drafted by a Marijuana Task Force appointed by Mayor Mark Walker, is […]
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Bethel planners consider medical marijuana application
BETHEL — Bethel Planning Board members Wednesday began consideration of an application by Gabe Stoppini to build a medical marijuana facility on his property on the East Bethel Road. Stoppini wants to build a new processing facility and eventually plans to have employees work in the building. One of the reasons he is doing this is […]
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Bethel voters to consider four marijuana site options in November
BETHEL — Selectmen voted unanimously this week to hold a referendum Nov. 6 on whether to allow adult-use marijuana establishments in town. Voters will be asked whether to allow: * Adult-use marijuana cultivation facilities; * Adult-use marijuana stores; * Adult-use marijuana products manufacturing facilities; and * Adult-use marijuana testing facilities. The decision was made despite […]
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Higher education: New L-A College class to study marijuana
LEWISTON — Professor Ike Levine’s new class at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College this fall — “Marijuana — Hemp, Hype, Hope and High” — will be purely academic. Mostly. “It’s not going to be a primer for people on how to grow pot. It’s not all about that,” Levine said. “It’s a little […]
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Massachusetts men indicted, connected to Twin Cities’ federal drug raid
Two Massachusetts men charged in federal court with possession with intent to distribute marijuana have ties to a Lewiston man arrested in federal raids in the Twin Cities area in February, according to court records. John Valdes, 52, of Amesbury, Massachusetts, faces two felonies and Steven Gallucci, 22, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, one felony. Each charge […]
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Man accused of selling marijuana illegally from Old Orchard Beach business
A Massachusetts man was arrested Thursday for allegedly selling marijuana illegally from an Old Orchard Beach business. Old Orchard Beach police and Maine Drug Enforcement agents executed a search warrant Thurday afternoon at the 925 Silver Shop on Old Orchard Avenue. They arrested Peter Mesak, 28, of Newburyport, Mass. He is charged with two counts […]
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Auburn men headed to trial in federal drug cases
Two Auburn men arrested and charged earlier this year in a sweeping federal drug raid in the Twin Cities are scheduled to go on trial in U.S. District Court in September. Brian Bilodeau, 33, of 72 Danville Corner and Tyler Poland, 32, of 249 Merrow Road were indicted last month by a grand jury. Jury selection […]
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Lewiston passes moratorium on marijuana caregiver storefronts
LEWISTON — The City Council passed a six-month moratorium on medical marijuana caregiver storefronts Tuesday, but made its effective date more lenient to allow last-minute applications to go through. The move comes as the Legislature has adopted a bill that overhauls the medical marijuana system, and Lewiston officials say the moratorium will give the city […]
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Lawmakers endorse sweeping medical marijuana reforms in veto override
Maine lawmakers overturned Gov. Paul LePage’s veto to pass a sweeping medical marijuana reform bill Monday. The Maine House voted 119-23 and the Maine Senate voted 25-8 to override the Republican governor’s veto and adopt legislation that will allow patients to use marijuana if a doctor deems it medically beneficial, grant six new medical dispensary […]
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Paul LePage vetoes bill that would ease access to medical marijuana
Gov. Paul LePage vetoed a medical cannabis bill Friday that would allow doctors to certify patient use for any medical reason. In a veto letter fired off late Friday afternoon, LePage, a staunch marijuana opponent, ticked off 11 reasons why he was vetoing the sweeping reform bill, ranging from complaints about the establishment of a medical […]