BOSTON — As the state Senate begins debate Wednesday on a more than $36 billion state budget, medical marijuana advocates are objecting to proposed amendments they say will impose new taxes on low-income, chronically ill patients and further delay opening of state-licensed dispensaries. Matthew Allen, executive director of the Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance, said his […]
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Marijuana town hall meeting in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Healthy Androscoggin hosted a panel discussion and presentation on marijuana Tuesday evening at the Lewiston Public Library. Health Promotion Coordinator for Healthy Androscoggin, Dan Morin, started the evening with a presentation outlining the dangers of marijuana use and teens. According to Morin and data provided by Healthy Androscoggin from the 2013 Maine Integrated […]
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Lowe trial to start Wednesday
PARIS — A short time after midnight on Jan. 7, 2012, 18-year-old Kristina Lowe was driving east on Route 219 in West Paris and lost control of her car. She crashed her 10-year-old Subaru into a stand of trees, killing her backseat passengers, Rebecca Mason and Logan Dam. Mason was 16; Dam was 19. Lowe […]
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States willing to accept medicinal pot; health insurers, not so much
Patients who use medical marijuana for pain and other chronic symptoms can take an unwanted hit: Insurers don’t cover the treatment, which costs as much as $1,000 a month. Once the drug of choice for hippies and rebellious teens, marijuana in recent years has gained more mainstream acceptance for its ability to boost appetite, dull […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Sheriff: Drug bust one of the largest in Franklin County
FARMINGTON — The arrest of an Avon man Friday night and the confiscation of illegal drugs and $144,008 in cash was one of the largest drug busts in Franklin County, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Tuesday. Stacks of money, a variety of guns, bags of marijuana and bottles of pills, including oxycodone and hydrocodone, were […]
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Marijuana trade show coming to Bangor Saturday
PORTLAND (AP) — The largest medical marijuana trade show in New England is in Bangor on Saturday. Homegrown Maine 2014 takes place at the Spectacular Events Center in the city. Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine organizes the event, which is in its third year. A spokeswoman for the organization said the event is geared at […]
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Marijuana trade show coming to Bangor on Saturday
PORTLAND (AP) — The largest medical marijuana trade show in New England is in Bangor on Saturday. Homegrown Maine 2014 takes place at the Spectacular Events Center in the city. Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine organizes the event, which is in its third year. A spokeswoman for the organization said the event is geared at […]
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One boy expelled, another suspended at SMHS
LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 board expelled one Spruce Mountain High School boy and suspended another following nearly four hours in closed sessions Monday night. The board held separate hearings with the boys and their parents. The expelled student had threatened violence against a teacher on March 24 and was immediately suspended, Superintendent Robert […]
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Medical marijuana offered in edible form at Maine dispensaries
PORTLAND — The Wellness Connection of Maine doesn’t look like a cannabis cafe. But starting this month, customers can indulge in pumpkin blueberry loafs laced with pot to ease their pain. The Portland-based medical marijuana dispensary is collaborating with Slates Restaurant and Bakery in Hallowell to offer “medibles” to its 5,000 certified patients in addition […]
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Augusta man gets 2 years for pot plot at airport
AUGUSTA (AP) — An Augusta man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for growing marijuana inside the security fence at Augusta State Airport. Marlon Cloutier was also sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to four years of probation. The Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/1fJxmsr ) reported that the 48-year-old Cloutier pleaded guilty […]