NORWAY — Residents voted unanimously Thursday night to approve an ordinance regulating the location and operation of medical marijuana cultivation facilities. Discussion on drafting an began last October after three proposals were brought to the Planning Board and Board of Selectmen over four months. Some selectmen and many residents said they were concerned about the number […]
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Norway board schedules vote on medical marijuana ordinance
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday evening to schedule a public hearing and a special town meeting for 6:30 p.m. Sept. 6 to vote on a medical marijuana ordinance. The hearing and meeting will be held at the Town Office at 19 Danforth St. Voters in October unanimously established a 180-day moratorium […]
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Oxford votes on medical marijuana … again
OXFORD — Voters will have the opportunity once again to discuss the availability of medical marijuana permits at a public hearing set for tonight, August 16, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Town Office. The ongoing discussion over town-issued medical marijuana registered dispensary or cultivation permits continues after Annual Town Meeting voters failed on June 9 […]
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Paul LePage vetoes bill that would ease access to medical marijuana
Gov. Paul LePage vetoed a medical cannabis bill Friday that would allow doctors to certify patient use for any medical reason. In a veto letter fired off late Friday afternoon, LePage, a staunch marijuana opponent, ticked off 11 reasons why he was vetoing the sweeping reform bill, ranging from complaints about the establishment of a medical […]
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Legislature maps the landscape for legal marijuana growers, sellers
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate and House voted Tuesday night to pass a sweeping medical marijuana reform bill that overhauls the caregiver system. The bill, which goes to Gov.Paul LePage, would let caregivers expand their business operations. For example, they could hire more than one worker, and sell up to 30 percent of their harvest […]
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Legislature passes sweeping medical marijuana reform bill
The Maine Senate and House voted Tuesday night to pass a sweeping medical marijuana reform bill that overhauls the caregiver system. The bill, which now goes to Gov.Paul LePage, would let caregivers expand their business operations. For example, they could hire more than one worker, and sell up to 30 percent of their harvest to […]
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Marijuana caregiver stores in crosshairs of Auburn moratorium
AUBURN — A medical marijuana caregiver and owner of two smoke shops says his business is being unfairly targeted by police as Auburn officials consider a moratorium on retail marijuana and medical “storefront” operations. Vincent Gogan, owner of Legal Peaces smoke shops in Auburn and on Lisbon Street in Lewiston, claimed Auburn is withholding a […]
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Hemp-infused products ease pain
BRUNSWICK — In a small kitchen on the grounds of Scatter Good Farm on East Coxon Road, three entrepreneurs have created a product line with the goal of providing a natural alternative for people suffering from pain and anxiety. Stacy Moore, Ashley Lenz and Paul Clark IV are the founders of Healing Harbors, a company that originated […]
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Maine caregivers divided on proposals for medical marijuana
A new medical cannabis reform bill is drawing mixed reviews from Maine’s caregiver network, the 3,000-strong mom-and-pop side of the state’s $50 million industry. “There’s good stuff and there’s bad stuff,” said Dawson Julia, a caregiver who treats hundreds of patients out of his Unity shop. “It’s a big bill, but there’s a lot more […]
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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 […]