The state says it has taken 76 applications since Dec. 5, with 38 for retail stores, 27 for cultivation facilities and 11 for manufacturing operations. AUGUSTA — The first week of applications to open marijuana businesses in Maine has been busy, with dozens of prospective businesses lining up to sell, grow or make edible products […]
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Petition to legalize recreational marijuana in Oklahoma filed
An initiative petition to legalize recreational marijuana use for Oklahomans ages 21 and older was quietly filed with the secretary of state’s office Thursday. The 15-page petition seeks to amend Oklahoma’s constitution to legalize recreational marijuana for most residents and impose an excise tax of 15% on recreational, but not medical, marijuana. Colorado, one of […]
Senator Named to Marijuana Regulatory Post Opposed Legal Pot
BOSTON (AP) — A Democratic state senator who opposed the ballot question that legalized recreational marijuana was named Wednesday by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker to the regulatory board that will oversee the cannabis industry in Massachusetts. Sen. Jennifer Flanagan, of Leominster, is the first appointee to the five-member Cannabis Control Commission. She will serve as an […]
