State licenses cannabis manufacturing facility in Auburn and store in Newry

recreational cannabis

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September 14, 2020

State licenses cannabis manufacturing facility in Auburn and store in Newry

The approval of stores in South Portland and Newry gives Maine a total of 5 retail outlets to date that will be allowed to open as of Oct. 9.
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September 8, 2020

Maine approves adult-use cannabis stores in South Portland, Northport

The approvals were among 6 recreational cannabis licenses the state awarded Tuesday for retailers, growers and testing labs, but consumer sales won't begin until Oct. 9.
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June 17, 2020

Portland marijuana ordinance headed to federal court

The state's largest marijuana company argues that a retail license scoring system that favors locals is unconstitutional.
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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.
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May 15, 2020

Portland lab lands first conditional marijuana testing license

Nova Analytics plans to open its lab on Milliken Street in July, pending local and final state approvals.
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May 11, 2020

Maine drops residency requirement for recreational marijuana businesses

The state reached an agreement with a marijuana company Monday that eliminates the rule that would have required applicants to have lived in Maine for 4 years.
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April 10, 2020

Pandemic puts launch of Maine’s recreational marijuana market on hold

Maine's marijuana czar says launching the adult-use industry by June is 'simply unrealistic.'
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March 13, 2020

Maine issues first round of conditional marijuana licenses

Among them are four manufacturing facilities, 11 growing operations and 16 retail outlets in 10 communities, with five of the stores in Portland.
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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 10, 2020

Bill calling for secrecy in marijuana industry divides cannabis community

The industry is split over efforts to keep marijuana license details secret, but opposes a bill that would drive up the price of edibles, salves and tinctures.