Gov. Paul LePage plans to veto the recreational marijuana bill once it reaches his desk because it would not combine Maine’s medical and adult-use marijuana programs. The two-term Republican has problems with having two regulatory systems and tax structures for different uses of the same plant, according to his press secretary, Julie Rabinowitz. If the […]
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Maine Senate passes marijuana market bill, and it’s veto proof
The Maine Senate on Wednesday passed the bill to launch the state’s adult-use marijuana market, putting the legislation on the brink of heading to Gov. Paul LePage’s desk with veto-proof margins from both chambers of the Legislature. The bill passed by a 24-10 margin one day after being approved 112-34 in the House, which killed a […]
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Maine House passes bill that would launch recreational marijuana market
The latest bid to launch Maine’s adult-use marijuana market cleared its toughest political hurdle Tuesday with a veto-proof margin that bodes well for the compromise bill. If the bill continues on its current path, Mainers can expect to see the first recreational business licenses issued in the spring of 2019. It allows recreational retailers to […]
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Poland voters approve budget, impose marijuana moratorium
POLAND — Voters endorsed a $6.63 million municipal budget and imposed a moratorium on the retail sale of recreational marijuana during the town’s annual meeting Saturday. The session drew 124 voters — a tiny fraction of the thousands eligible to participate — and lasted a couple of hours at the Poland Regional High School auditorium. […]
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Legal marijuana industry struggles to create a buzz through advertising
As the cannabis industry grows, generating an estimated $10 billion in annual sales, states are increasingly approving medical marijuana programs and passing adult-use laws. But for marketing agencies, marijuana dispensaries and cannabis brands, advertising the pot brings its own hurdles. Online platforms with prime advertising space like Facebook and Google do not allow drug, or […]
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First pot-business licenses would go to Maine residents of at least 4 years
Maine lawmakers want to offer the first recreational marijuana business licenses to residents who have lived here for at least four years. A legislative committee voted Tuesday to boost the minimum residency requirement to get a state license to grow, manufacture or sell recreational marijuana from three to four years during its final review of […]
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Specialists in marijuana extraction may finally get own state license – and legitimacy
After years of operating in the shadows, people who make marijuana-infused foods, tinctures and oils for qualified medical patients may finally get their own state license. State lawmakers who oversee Maine’s medical marijuana program want to license and regulate the use of explosive chemicals or gases to extract concentrates from the cannabis plant. Full of […]
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Maine’s first radio show on cannabis aims to entertain, and ‘meducate’
Maine is now home to a cannabis-themed radio show, an hourlong mix of music and talk that is co-hosted by a high-profile medical marijuana caregiver. Dawson Julia, the owner of a medical marijuana shop in Unity, will tackle a different topic every week on the Cannabis Connection, which airs from 6-7 p.m. on Mondays on […]
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What You Need to Know: Paris Board of Selectmen
Paris Board of Selectmen March 12, 2018 Paris Town Office Marijuana ordinance What happened: Code Enforcement Officer Kingston Brown, who also serves on the ad-hoc Recreational Marijuana Committee, shared with selectmen the draft Recreational Marijuana Ordinance. What it means: The ordinance, if passed at during voting in June, would regulate the location, licensing and operation […]
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Third man charged in Lewiston-Auburn February drug bust
PORTLAND — An Auburn man was arrested Monday in connection with a Feb. 27 multi-agency, multi-location federal drug bust in Lewiston and Auburn. Tyler Poland, 31, of Auburn is the third man charged in connection with the bust. The others are Brian Bilodeau of Auburn and Richard Daniels of Lewiston. According to a written statement […]