Maine employers ease off testing as cannabis sales soar February 17, 2021 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments For Maine’s recreational marijuana users, getting high after work or on the weekend may no longer be a barrier to gaining employment at some of the state’s larger companies. Many employers say they no longer test job applicants for marijuana… Read More→
Maine marijuana shops are seeing brisk business despite pandemic January 10, 2021 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments Maine’s rollout of legal marijuana sales has been muted compared with other states because of the coronavirus pandemic, but shops are reporting brisk business nonetheless. Maine wasn’t able to replicate the grand opening scenes that have followed the first sales… Read More→
It may be legal, but high prices and inconvenience may drive black-market marijuana for years in Maine December 29, 2020 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments Rufus St. Hillaire grew six marijuana plants with his husband behind their cabin on their 2-acre property in Poland this year. He has a medical card to purchase marijuana, but no longer needs it to legally buy weed and edibles… Read More→
Maine’s largest cannabis company sues to open state’s medical marijuana market to outsiders December 22, 2020 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments The state’s largest cannabis company has asked the court to strike down the residency requirement in Maine’s medical marijuana law, making the same constitutional argument it used to successfully open the state’s recreational market to out-of-state investors earlier this year.… Read More→
Marijuana has grown to become Maine’s most valuable crop December 8, 2020 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments Cannabis is now Maine’s most valuable crop, besting the state’s signature agricultural products such as potatoes, milk and blueberries. Medical marijuana sales totaled $221.8 million from January through October, more than double what had been sold by this time last… Read More→
Maine’s largest medical marijuana dispensary group asks to join residency lawsuit November 2, 2020 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments Wellness Connection, which owns four of eight licensed medical marijuana dispensaries in Maine, filed a motion on Thursday to fight a lawsuit against the state from two small marijuana businesses over recreational cannabis licenses granted to businesses with some out-of-state… Read More→
Lawsuit filed over Maine marijuana retail licenses October 22, 2020 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments Two small Maine-based marijuana businesses are suing the agency that oversees recreational marijuana operations, arguing state licenses were illegally awarded to out-of-state owners. State law requires owners of marijuana operations to live in Maine and to have filed state income… Read More→
Lawsuit filed over Maine marijuana retail licenses October 21, 2020 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments Two small Maine-based marijuana businesses are suing the agency that oversees recreational marijuana operations, arguing state licenses were illegally awarded to out-of-state owners. State law requires owners of marijuana operations to live in Maine and to have filed state income… Read More→
Mainers spent over $250K on cannabis during first weekend October 14, 2020 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments Maine residents spent more than $250,000 on marijuana over the course of the first weekend of legal retail sales of the drug in the state. Voters in the state chose to legalize adult use marijuana in 2016, but retail sales… Read More→
First day of recreational pot sales in Maine yields $9,464 in sales taxes October 12, 2020 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments The six marijuana shops that opened Friday across the state reported $94,643 in sales, according to the Office of Marijuana Policy. A half-dozen pot shops reported $94,643.38 in first-day sales on Friday under Maine’s new adult-use marijuana program, resulting in… Read More→
A long road: Cannabis goes on sale years after approval in Maine October 9, 2020 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments Mainers are getting their first opportunity to legally buy marijuana for adult recreational use, but a supply shortage is a potential buzzkill. Retailers blame the pandemic and a limited number of licensed manufacturers for reducing the variety of products available on Friday,… Read More→
Once shut out, Maine cannabis industry now eligible for sustainable energy grants October 8, 2020 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments One of Maine’s most energy-intensive industries will no longer be shut out of the state’s energy efficiency incentive programs. The trustees of Efficiency Maine, a ratepayer-funded agency that promotes sustainable energy usage, voted 5-2 on Wednesday to reverse a ban on… Read More→
Maine’s marijuana market opening could be a letdown for many October 5, 2020 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments The long-awaited launch of Maine’s recreational cannabis market will likely fall short of expectations, with some shops unsure if they will even have marijuana to sell, much less the THC-infused food and drinks readily available on the state’s existing medical… Read More→
Two weeks from opening, Maine adult-use marijuana stores are eager to sell September 26, 2020 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments Businesses that have long waited to legally sell adult-use marijuana in Maine can finally open in just two weeks. A total of five businesses have secured retail licenses, according to the most recent Office of Marijuana Policy records. One of… Read More→
Maine awards 1st active recreational marijuana licenses ahead of October retail sales September 9, 2020 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments Nearly four years after Maine voters legalized recreational marijuana, the state office overseeing the market’s launch said Tuesday it has approved the first six active licenses for adult-use marijuana establishments. That moves the state closer to starting retail sales to the… Read More→