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 […]
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Feds won’t sue to stop marijuana use in Colorado and Washington
WASHINGTON — The federal government said Thursday that it won’t sue to stop the states of Colorado and Washington from allowing recreational marijuana use. In a sweeping policy announcement, the Justice Department outlined eight top priority areas for its enforcement of marijuana laws. They range from preventing the distribution of marijuana to minors to preventing […]
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Vassalboro man indicted after police find 1,000 prescription pills, 8 pounds of marijuana
AUGUSTA — A Vassalboro man who police allegedly found with more than $20,000 worth of drugs was one of 29 people indicted by a Kennebec County grand jury on Thursday. Shane Leslie Wood, 46, was indicted on a Class A charge of aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs and on two counts of Class C aggravated […]
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Police still searching for suspect in Rumford pot bust
PARIS — A Rumford woman was released on bail Monday after appearing before a judge via video on charges of aggravated drug trafficking and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs. Becky Collette-Theriault, 41, was arrested Friday at her home at 18 Erchles St. on a warrant after police seized more than a pound of marijuana from the […]
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Wells man charged with receiving delivery of 22 pounds of marijuana
DOVER, N.H. (AP) — A Maine man is accused of possessing 22 pounds of marijuana in New Hampshire. Thirty-year-old James Barnes of Wells, Maine, was arrested Tuesday in Dover after police said they conducted a controlled delivery of the drug to him. The delivery was conducted by the New Hampshire State Police Narcotics and Investigations […]