States where medicianal and recreational marijuana are legal have parallel regulatory frameworks. Though there are separate licenses, many producers do both. So a crackdown on growers could mean wiping out half a company’s inventory while leaving the other half untouched. When it comes to marijuana, medical is good, recreational is bad, according to White House […]
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Otisfield street addresses should be better marked
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen heard a presentation from the emergency management services chief Wednesday evening about adequate street address markers for residents. Town EMS Chief Beth Damon said a committee of police, fire, emergency management personnel and dispatch employees in Oxford County have been meeting to discuss how to ensure residents mark the […]
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Doctors warn against teen marijuana use
CHICAGO — An influential doctors group is beefing up warnings about marijuana’s potential harms for teens amid increasingly lax laws and attitudes on pot use. Many parents use the drug and think it’s OK for their kids, but “we would rather not mess around with the developing brain,” said Dr. Seth Ammerman. The advice comes […]
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Doctors warn against teen marijuana use
CHICAGO — An influential doctors group is beefing up warnings about marijuana’s potential harms for teens amid increasingly lax laws and attitudes on pot use. Many parents use the drug and think it’s OK for their kids, but “we would rather not mess around with the developing brain,” said Dr. Seth Ammerman. The advice comes […]
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Innocent people paying a high price
My husband is 73 years old and retired after 47 years of employment. He was a tractor-trailer driver for 40 of his 47 years, so he sat in the cab of a truck for more than 10 hours a day. He began feeling ill in the fall of 1991. Initially, his illness was attributed to […]
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Marijuana ordinance going to Norway voters in June
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen has voted 3-2 to place an ordinance on the June annual town meeting ballot that would prohibit retail marijuana establishments and social clubs Recreational use of marijuana became legal Jan. 30, though a moratorium signed by Gov. Paul LePage will delay certain provisions of the law until February 2018. […]
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Gov. Paul LePage says Maine needs a new form of government
AUGUSTA — Maine needs “to start taking a hard look at other forms of government,” Gov. Paul LePage said Tuesday. “There’s so much gridlock in government that our government no longer works,” the governor told Bangor-based WVOM radio during his regular weekly broadcast. “I’m one of the ones who believes that the two-party system is […]
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Gov. Paul LePage pressures Legislature to provide money to regulate marijuana
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage on Monday ordered the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations to take over rule-making authority for marijuana regulation and told bureaucrats not to spend any money on it. LePage said in his order that “no employee or department of the Executive Branch may use funds for the purpose of […]
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Marijuana is legal in Maine but not unrestricted
Marijuana has been legal statewide in Maine as of 12:01 a.m. At least one end-of-prohibition party is set for tonight in Portland. But don’t go reefer mad all at once. Maine is now in limbo with its voter-approved law, especially after a moratorium signed Friday by Gov. Paul LePage to delay provisions of the law until February 2018. In short, possessing and growing marijuana for recreational […]
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Legalized marijuana takes hold in Maine
Updated 3:10 p.m.: Maine Gov. Paul LePage says he’s using an executive order to shift oversight of licensing and enforcement relating to legal marijuana. LePage sparred with state lawmakers about who should have authority over marijuana sales in Maine. He gave the authority to the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations on Monday. The order […]