Recently, law enforcement officials made major marijuana-related busts in Lewiston and Auburn. Many community members commented online through news outlets, Facebook, and the Sun Journal that marijuana is legal in Maine, a natural plant, and that, historically, there have been no deaths from using marijuana, so they did not see why those busts were a […]
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Legislative panel passes bill to expand medical marijuana program
Maine’s medical marijuana program would undergo sweeping changes under a bill approved Wedneday by the Legislature’s health and human services committee. The committee bill, which was approved by an 11-2 vote, would increase patient access to medical marijuana by allowing medical providers to certify an adult patient for any medical reason, give registered caregivers the […]
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Is free marijuana legal in Maine if you pay a delivery fee?
Bret Jackson is a marijuana deliveryman, an affable, well-dressed middleman who makes his living in the unregulated gray area of marijuana gifting. He’s not a cannabis grower, but he knows people who grow legally. He doesn’t have a store, but he has a website where customers can shop for their own cannabis gift. Upon order, […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Bail denied for man arrested in Lewiston-Auburn marijuana raids
A federal judge on Friday ordered a Lewiston man held without bail on charges that he ran a large-scale marijuana trafficking operation that was the focus of high-profile raids this week. U.S. Magistrate Judge John H. Rich III said that Richard “Stitch” Daniels’ extensive criminal history, which includes a previous felony drug-trafficking conviction and […]
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Selectman contest, pot moratorium on Newry warrant
NEWRY — Voters will elect a selectman Monday and decide on a marijuana moratorium and a town budget Tuesday. Selectman Jim Largess is being challenged by Gary Drown for a three-year term. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. March 5 at the Town Office. The town meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. […]
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Second man charged in Lewiston-Auburn federal marijuana raid
PORTLAND — An Auburn man associated with a large marijuana-growing operation in the Twin Cities is now facing gun and drug charges. Brian J. Bilodeau, 33, was arrested Tuesday after federal agents raided his home at 72 Danville Corner Road. Bilodeau made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Portland on Wednesday afternoon on […]
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Panel working on marijuana regulations omits mention of social clubs
AUGUSTA — State lawmakers who are working to launch Maine’s adult-use cannabis industry have eliminated all references to social clubs from a proposed overhaul of the Marijuana Legalization Act. Voters approved social clubs as part of the legalization referendum in 2016, but lawmakers have repeatedly voted for delays in an effort to keep Maine from […]
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Windham police remove student from school bus in marijuana vaping investigation
A male high school student was removed from a school bus by police Thursday afternoon, but the incident on Route 302 involved substance abuse, not a threat of violence, authorities said. Sanford Prince, superintendent of Regional School Unit 14, said police were called to the scene by the school bus driver after the student had […]
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Massachusetts automotive upholstery company moving to Wilton
WILTON — The Planning Board on Thursday approved an application for a Massachusetts upholstery business to set up shop in the Bass-Wilton building at 284 Main St. LeBaron Bonney Co. owner Scott Holbrook said he plans to hire 11 to 15 people for his automotive upholstery plant and begin operations May 1. It will be […]
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U.S. data show increase in fatal crashes on April 20
U.S. drivers are 12 percent more likely to get into a fatal crash on April 20, the unofficial celebration of all things marijuana, even if they aren’t cannabis consumers, according to research published Monday. Researchers at the University of British Columbia and University of Toronto used accident data from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety […]