FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors unanimously approved a policy Tuesday to allow parents or guardians to administer medical marijuana on school property to students with medical documentation. The Medical Marijuana in Schools policy passed the second and final reading without discussion. The policy complies with a state law that went into effect last […]
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Should Maine allow medical marijuana for addiction treatment?
AUGUSTA — Maine could become the first state to add addiction to opioid prescriptions and illegal narcotics like heroin to its list of conditions that qualify for medical marijuana. Nearly 30 medical marijuana caregivers and patients told state regulators at a public hearing on Tuesday that marijuana eases the symptoms of opioid withdrawal and offers […]
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Medical marijuana sales jump in Maine
Medical marijuana sales at Maine’s eight dispensaries were up 46 percent between 2014 and 2015 to $23.6 million, according to figures released by the state Tuesday. That’s almost double sales from two years ago. Tim Smale, who with his wife owns the Remedy Compassion Center dispensary at 730 Center St. in Auburn, which has thousands […]
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Auburn passes medical marijuana in schools policy
AUBURN — The School Committee gave final approval Wednesday night to a new policy that spells out how students are to be given medical marijuana in school. The policy is similar to one passed by the Lewiston School Committee in November 2015. The draft policy recommendation for all Maine schools came from the Maine School Management […]
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Passamaquoddy Tribe plans marijuana facility in Princeton
PRINCETON — The Passamaquoddy Tribe has signed a letter of intent with a medical marijuana management and consulting company to build a cultivation facility in northeastern Maine. The Portland Press Herald reports Monarch America Inc. announced last week it plans to design and manage a cutting edge marijuana cultivation facility in an existing 35,000-square-foot building […]
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Paris police burn large, spoiled pot stash
PARIS — Police burned a stash of spoiled marijuana — valued at half a million dollars — seized in a raid last year in an apparent case of medical marijuana abuse that has yet to yield charges. Paris Police Department Det. Jeffrey Lange said Monday that the medical marijuana had wilted, molded and decomposed inside a steel vault […]
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JAMA study finds scant evidence that medical pot helps many illnesses
CHICAGO — Medical marijuana has not been proven to work for many illnesses that state laws have approved it for, according to the first comprehensive analysis of research on its potential benefits. The strongest evidence is for chronic pain and for muscle stiffness in multiple sclerosis, according to the review, which evaluated 79 studies involving […]
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Auburn medical marijuana growing facility plans massive expansion
AUBURN — The city has given an early green light to a massive expansion at Wellness Connection of Maine’s medical marijuana growing facility that would eventually see the building quadruple in size. Chief Executive Officer Patricia Rosi said Monday that it’s a matter of keeping up with anticipated demand. “Business is growing steadily and there’s […]
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Medical marijuana caregivers sue York over business licenses
YORK — A group of medical marijuana caregivers has filed suit against a southern Maine town, claiming that a recently adopted ordinance violates state confidentiality laws. The Portland Press Herald reports the York ordinance requires all medical marijuana caregivers to obtain business licenses from the town. In order to do so, a form that becomes […]
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Medical marijuana tax puts $5 million in state treasury
PORTLAND — Maine’s medical marijuana industry accounted for up to $75 million in sales and generated as much as much as $5 million in tax revenue for the state last year. The numbers are small but experts and lawmakers say they are expected to grow, especially if Maine joins other states and legalizes recreational pot […]