Maine Group Says They Have Enough Signatures For Legalization Ballot Measure February 1, 2016 AggregatedNews Maine, Policy & Legal 0 Comments The group pushing for a November referendum on marijuana legalization will submit its signatures to the secretary of state Monday, paving the way for a decision on whether Maine should join the growing number of states to accept recreational use… Read More→
First New Hampshire Medical Marijuana Patient Will Buy Her Pot in Maine December 18, 2015 AggregatedNews Maine, New Hampshire, Policy & Legal 0 Comments The first New Hampshire resident to be certified as a medical marijuana patient will travel to Maine Friday to buy marijuana from a Portland dispensary. Linda Horan, a 64-year-old Alstead resident with end-stage lung cancer, last month won a lawsuit… Read More→
Maine Legalization Groups Come Together to Forge Unity From Discord November 3, 2015 Becky DeKeuster Maine, Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Becky DeKeuster Cannabis advocates in Maine and elsewhere breathed a sigh of relief last week as dueling campaigns announced that they would unite behind a single legalization initiative in 2016. David Boyer of Marijuana Policy Project, manager of the… Read More→
Maine Marijuana Legalization Groups Agree to Work Together October 26, 2015 AggregatedNews Maine, Policy & Legal 0 Comments AUGUSTA, Maine — The two campaigns that have been jousting to put competing marijuana legalization questions on Maine’s 2016 state ballot have coalesced behind one plan, organizers announced Monday. It ends an awkward, rancorous duel that divided marijuana advocates and… Read More→
Could Maine Be a Leader in the Recreational Marijuana Industry? October 15, 2015 AggregatedNews Maine, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Maine is poised to be a leader in the recreational marijuana business because of its success with medical cannabis, the head of the state’s largest medical marijuana dispensary group said Wednesday. Patricia Rosi, CEO of the Wellness Connection of Maine,… Read More→
Maine Legislators Reject Marijuana Legalization Bills June 23, 2015 AggregatedNews Maine, Policy & Legal 0 Comments AUGUSTA, Maine — If Maine is going to “free the weed,” the Legislature wants no part of the process. Lawmakers in the House and Senate overwhelmingly affirmed on Monday that they would not pass a law to legalize, tax and… Read More→
Bill to Legalize Marijuana Falters in Maine Legislature May 29, 2015 John Hollon Maine, Policy & Legal 0 Comments AUGUSTA — Members of a legislative committee voted Thursday to reject a bill seeking to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Maine. However, one of the bill’s sponsors said the real fight will be on the House floor and then… Read More→
Groups in Maine Clash Over Legalizing Adult-Use Marijuana May 21, 2015 John Hollon Maine, Policy & Legal 0 Comments AUGUSTA — Law enforcement officials, public health organizations and critics of the “war on drugs” clashed Wednesday over bills seeking to legalize marijuana, offering a potential preview of statewide debate over recreational use of the drug. Sponsors of the two… Read More→
Walk-In Medical Marijuana Clinics Now Operating in Maine May 18, 2015 John Hollon Maine, Policy & Legal 0 Comments BANGOR, Maine — A health care company that operates walk-in clinics in five states that specialize in qualifying people to use medical marijuana recently expanded into Maine, with locations in Bangor, Augusta, Biddeford, and a fourth planned for Auburn. “There… Read More→
Maine’s Struggle to Find the Right Path for Legal Marijuana May 11, 2015 John Hollon Maine, Policy & Legal 0 Comments AUGUSTA, Maine — It’s been well-reported that there are two competing groups trying to place marijuana legalization on the state ballot in 2016. The two plans differ in how much marijuana can be sold, how many retail operations will be… Read More→
Former Sheriff Making Push for Full Legalization in Maine March 31, 2015 John Hollon Maine, Policy & Legal 0 Comments A former police officer turned lawmaker is launching the fourth effort this year to legalize recreational marijuana for Maine adults. Rep. Mark Dion, D-Portland, has submitted a bill that would regulate recreational marijuana sales, tax them at 15 percent and… Read More→
Maine Gearing Up for Medical Marijuana Petition Drive March 25, 2015 John Hollon Maine, Policy & Legal 0 Comments AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine residents who are campaigning for their state to legalize marijuana say they have filed their proposal for a statewide ballot question. The group calls itself The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol and it’s an effort… Read More→
Representative plans to introduce fourth marijuana bill to Maine Legislature December 30, 2014 Rob Meagher Maine 0 Comments PORTLAND, Maine — Rep. Diane Russell is encouraging the state to get ahead of something she says is inevitable, the legalization of recreational marijuana use. She’ll be bringing her fourth bill to regulate and tax marijuana to the Maine Legislature.… Read More→
Gardiner officials welcome Wellness Connection marijuana dispensary December 3, 2014 Rob Meagher Cultivation, Maine, Retail 0 Comments GARDINER — The former train station on Maine Avenue will open its doors next week for the 103-year-old building’s newest use — a dispensary for medical marijuana. While some in the community opposed the Wellness Connection of Maine opening the… Read More→
Competing groups aim to put Legalizing Marijuana in Maine, Legalize Maine and MPP have different approaches November 20, 2014 Rob Meagher Maine 0 Comments AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A new group unveiled its plan for statewide marijuana legalization in Maine Wednesday, meaning there are now two separate groups that hope to put a referendum question on the 2016 ballot. Legalize Maine held a… Read More→