PORTLAND — Twenty-five years ago this Friday, Maine’s most infamous drug smuggler received a headline-making criminal sentence that many considered a slap on the wrist. While several members of his marijuana-importing business were sentenced to years in prison, Harvey Prager lived in his Portland home with his wife and children and took care of dying AIDS […]
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Portland man faces federal drug charges
PORTLAND (AP) — A Portland man is facing federal charges for allegedly running an interstate marijuana smuggling operation and laundering more than $100,000 through a Maine attorney. According to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Portland, 29-year-old David Jones was arrested Friday on a charge of possession with intent to distribute more than 100 […]
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Pro-marijuana group plans ads to run on Portland area buses
PORTLAND — Plans to run ads on Portland area buses and bus shelters promoting a referendum question that would legalize recreational use of marijuana is drawing fire from groups that fight substance abuse. The ads are funded by the Marijuana Policy Project, a nonprofit that aims to legalize marijuana. In November, Portland voters will be […]
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Auburn man charged with selling pot brownie to teenage girl
AUBURN — An Auburn man was arrested Friday, charged with selling a pot-laced brownie to a 16-year-old girl. Isaiah Pendexter, 19, of 80 Foster Road, was jailed Friday afternoon after police charged him with aggravated trafficking in marijuana. Police said Pendexter sold the brownie to the girl, who then shared it with another girl Friday […]
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National advocate for legalizing marijuana visits Maine
LEWISTON — A national advocate for the legalization of marijuana was in Maine this week meeting with campaign donors and journalists. Rob Kampia, the co-founder and executive director the Marijuana Policy Project, said his organization is looking to add Maine to a growing list of states that have made marijuana legal for recreational use by […]
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Monroe woman faces trial on marijuana charges
BANGOR — The trial of a Monroe woman charged with helping run a sophisticated marijuana growing operation with her husband and two adult sons has started in federal court in Bangor. WABI-TV reported that Darlene Ford’s trial on drug and firearms-related charges started Monday in U.S. District Court. The 58-year-old Ford was arrested in November […]
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Marijuana legalization supporters in Portland call campaign in city a preview of statewide push
PORTLAND — Supporters of a local referendum to legalize recreational use of marijuana in Maine’s largest city launched their official campaign Thursday, saying Portland can pave the way for a statewide end to prohibition of the drug like Denver did for Colorado in 2005. Colorado’s largest city legalized possession of usable amounts of pot eight […]
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Enfield pot seizure may break state record
BANGOR — An Enfield man accused of growing marijuana in the basement of his home may have set a statewide record for the number of plants seized by law enforcement. Richard M. Kuhaneck, 41, was charged Aug. 20 with three counts of cultivation of marijuana, a Class C crime, according to a complaint filed at […]
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National pot group to focus efforts on Maine legalization
The Marijuana Policy Project, based in Washington, D.C., made the announcement the day before the federal Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings on laws approved by voters in Washington and Colorado last year to legalize the recreational use of pot by adults. On Aug. 29, the U.S. Justice Department announced that it would not seek […]
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Thief makes off with nine unripe marijuana plants potentially worth $36,000
BRUNSWICK — Brunswick police are investigating the theft of nine marijuana plants from two licensed growers on Thursday. Officers responded to a Thomas Point Road home Friday morning after two residents reported that nine plants growing outside their home had been cut and stolen overnight, Brunswick police Officer Julia Gillespie said Saturday. The unripe plants […]