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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…

Medical marijuana providers stage protest over proposed new rules in Rhode Island

Medical marijuana providers and patients gathered outside the Augusta Civic Center on Wednesday to protest a series of proposed rule changes that one provider called “obscene and cost-prohibitive.” In January, the Maine Office of Marijuana Policy released a preliminary draft…

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…

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…

Maine’s marijuana market opening could be a letdown for many

October 5, 2020
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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…

Two weeks from opening, Maine adult-use marijuana stores are eager to sell

September 26, 2020
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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…

Maine awards 1st active recreational marijuana licenses ahead of October retail sales

September 9, 2020
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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…

Recreational marijuana sales in Maine to begin, finally, on Oct. 9

August 15, 2020
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Almost four years after legalization, Maine will open its recreational marijuana market to public sales on Oct. 9. Consumers won’t know where they will be able to buy legal adult-use cannabis until Sept. 8, when the Maine Office of Marijuana…

Maine predicts 1st recreational cannabis sales by end of year

Mainers should be able to buy legal recreational marijuana by the end of the year. The state Office of Marijuana Policy delayed its planned June launch of the adult-use market because of the COVID-19 pandemic but now expects to allow the first…

Portland, Maine lab lands first conditional marijuana testing license

Maine has issued its first conditional recreational marijuana testing license to a Portland laboratory. Nova Analytics of Portland must now obtain a temporary municipal license from the city of Portland and certification from the Maine Center for Disease Control and…

Maine drops residency requirement for recreational marijuana businesses

You no longer have to be a Maine resident to open a recreational marijuana business in Maine. The state and Wellness Connection of Maine reached a legal agreement Monday stipulating that the Office of Marijuana Policy will no longer enforce…

Maine Legalized Recreational Pot 4 Years Ago But There Are Still No Retailers. And Now A New Glitch.

Four years ago, Maine voters approved a ballot initiative legalizing recreational marijuana. Yet, there are still no marijuana retailers in the state. The industry's roll-out since since 2016 has been impeded by a number of legislative and regulatory twists and…

Launch of adult-use marijuana in Maine delayed due to coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic

April 23, 2020
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The Office of Marijuana Policy (OMP) is postponing the spring debut of adult-use marijuana retail sales in Maine. The OMP says the decision made due to the ongoing coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to stakeholders, OMP Director Erik Gundersen writes, “Just…

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