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Maine officials acknowledge lax oversight of medical marijuana

November 11, 2021
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Maine’s top marijuana regulator said the state has few tools to prevent medical marijuana from being sold on the black market. Most caregivers are following the rules, but economics are driving the illicit sale of marijuana, said Erik Gundersen, director…

More than 90 percent of Maine towns still don’t allow recreational marijuana sales

September 20, 2021
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More than 90 percent of Maine towns and cities still don’t allow recreational marijuana stores, even as sales in the industry have steadily grown since they started nearly a year ago. While Brewer and Orono are both on track to allow recreational…

Proposed bill would allow medical marijuana cooperatives in Maine

A bill that would let Maine’s small medical marijuana providers form cooperatives is running into resistance from opponents who say it could result in large operations that would be exempt from local regulations. Proponents, however, believe the bill would level…

Recreational pot sales have more than doubled since Maine’s market launch

February 17, 2021
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Recreational marijuana sales have more than doubled since the market opened in October, with the Maine Office of Marijuana Policy reporting almost $2.5 million in sales in January. Maine’s 15 licensed adult-use retailers reported 33,521 sales worth $2.47 million in…

Maine employers ease off testing as cannabis sales soar

February 17, 2021
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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…

Maine marijuana shops are seeing brisk business despite pandemic

January 10, 2021
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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…

It may be legal, but high prices and inconvenience may drive black-market marijuana for years in Maine

December 29, 2020
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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…

Maine’s largest cannabis company sues to open state’s medical marijuana market to outsiders

December 22, 2020
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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.…

Marijuana has grown to become Maine’s most valuable crop

December 8, 2020
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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…

Maine’s largest medical marijuana dispensary group asks to join residency lawsuit

November 2, 2020
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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…

Lawsuit filed over Maine marijuana retail licenses

October 21, 2020
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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…

Mainers spent over $250K on cannabis during first weekend

October 14, 2020
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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…

First day of recreational pot sales in Maine yields $9,464 in sales taxes

October 12, 2020
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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…

A long road: Cannabis goes on sale years after approval in Maine

October 9, 2020
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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,…

Once shut out, Maine cannabis industry now eligible for sustainable energy grants

October 8, 2020
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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…