State decision to open adult-use marijuana market to non-residents sparks lawsuit

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Published
June 1, 2020

State decision to open adult-use marijuana market to non-residents sparks lawsuit

Maine Cannabis Coalition says the state's decision to violate its own marijuana law will put residents at a competitive disadvantage.
Published
May 13, 2020

Supreme Court justices fear ‘chaos’ if states can’t bind presidential electors’ votes

So-called faithless electors have not been critical to the outcome of a presidential election, but that could change in a contest with a razor-thin margin.
Published
May 7, 2020

Maine nets $20 million in federal bailout of U.S. fishing industry

Maine's cut of the $300 million in funding under the CARES Act is nation's fifth-highest.
Published
April 8, 2020

Sanders ends bid for presidency, leaving Biden as likely nominee

President Trump sought to foment the tension among Democrats by tweeting Wednesday that the party stacked the race against the Vermont senator.
Published
March 12, 2020

Industry wins some, loses some in changes to medical marijuana reform bill

A legislative committee strips out a ban on small extraction labs, federal background checks, plant size limits and fines from a department-backed bill, but adds a testing requirement.
Published
March 9, 2020

Lawmakers strip secrecy and extraction rules out of marijuana bill

The controversial provisions would have driven up the cost of alcohol-based extractions and allowed marijuana companies to shield certain state license data from the public.
Published
February 26, 2020

State’s plan for special cannabis crimes unit sparks outrage

Marijuana advocates see the proposal for a 4-person division of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency to investigate marijuana crimes as an effort to outlaw the drug again.
Published
February 16, 2020

Tulsi Gabbard tells crowd in Hallowell she wants to heal political divide

The Democratic presidential candidate, one of 12 on the primary ballot in Maine, held a town hall style gathering in Hallowell on Sunday.
Published
February 11, 2020

Maine’s plan to protect whales falls short, regulators say, raising prospect of federal rules

The National Marine Fisheries Service says the state's proposal to keep endangered right whales from getting entangled in lobstering gear doesn't go far enough.
Published
January 27, 2020

Lawmakers debate pros and cons of bill to allow home marijuana delivery

Advocates say it would allow legitimate businesses to compete with black market sellers, but the state says it would be too hard to regulate at this time.