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Federal Appeals Court: Maine’s Cannabis Licensee Residency Requirement is Unconstitutional

August 22, 2022
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On August 17, the First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the the holding of the US District Court for the District of Maine that the residency requirements of Maine’s Medical Use Marijuana Act violate the Dormant Commerce Clause (“DCC”). The…

Maine’s cannabis producers see high costs of lighting up

The industry, pinched by high energy costs and low wholesale prices, seeks out cheaper grow-lamp options. WARREN — Rows of cannabis seedlings, 18 inches high and three weeks old, swayed recently in the breeze created by wall fans inside the…

Report: Maine is curbing illegal cannabis market at faster rate than other states with adult-use laws

State policymakers believe that Maine's illicit cannabis market is smaller than in other states with adult-use cannabis laws. New data show that 15% of cannabis purchased in Maine came from adult-use stores, according to a report from the state's Office…

Maine’s adult-use cannabis sales surpassed $10 million in August

September 8, 2021
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It was the first time the industry has reported monthly sales of at least $10 million since the state's adult-use market launched in October 2020. Maine’s adult-use cannabis retailers continue to break sales records, with $10.2 million worth of marijuana…

Maine medical marijuana caregivers ‘greatly disturbed’ by proposed industry rules

March 24, 2021
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Medical marijuana caregivers in Maine are speaking out against proposed rules that would, among other things, require them to electronically track their products across the supply chain and adopt 24-hour video surveillance in some places of their business. Office of…

Cannabis in the New Year: Old Challenges Meet New Opportunities

January 25, 2021
Jacques Santucci
Best Practices, Cannabis & Hemp Research, Opinions, Policy & Legal
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Despite a global pandemic that uprooted businesses around the world, the U.S. cannabis market showed no signs of slowing down in 2020, as we had predicted a year ago. Through lockdowns and mask mandates, the industry innovated how consumers purchase…

Its time to fight back against illegal state and local cannabis laws.

September 2, 2020
Matthew Warner
Maine, Oklahoma, Policy & Legal, Washington
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Until now, many states have treated participants within their legal cannabis industries as second-class citizens, depriving these businesses of certain constitutional protections that apply in any other marketplace. Conventional wisdom said that cannabis businesses were either so grateful to be…

Maine’s Residency Requirement Waiver in Light of New England’s Licensing Regulations

When states decide to legalize cannabis in some way, they must consider whether only state residents will be allowed to obtain cannabis business licenses. In 2016, Massachusetts and Maine became the first two New England states to legalize adult use…

Maine receives dozens of marijuana business applications in first week

December 16, 2019
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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…

With Mills’ signature, Maine finally has rules for recreational marijuana market

Maine's adult-use marijuana industry will have the strictest residency rules in the nation. Gov. Janet Mills signed a marijuana rules bill Thursday that puts Maine on track to launch recreational sales in March, 2½ years after voters approved legalization at…

How High Are Recreational Marijuana Taxes in Your State?

As public opinion increasingly favors the legalization of recreational marijuana, a growing number of states must determine how to tax legal sales of cannabis. To date, nine states (Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington) and the District…

Maine, Marijuana and Mass Confusion

Maine – the land of the lighthouse and the lobster. And it almost became the first state on the east coast to adopt a regulated and taxed marijuana marketplace. Instead, the nation’s former #1 medical program is now left in…

Five States Will Vote to Legalize Marijuana This Fall

October 11, 2016
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Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Policy & Legal
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Recreational marijuana users can now legally light up a joint in states representing about 5 percent of the U.S. population. By the time Americans wake up on November 9, that percentage could be swelling to more than one-quarter. Measures to…

Marijuana Polls Show Support for Legalization in States Voting This Fall

October 6, 2016
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Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada
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Marijuana advocates are heading into the final weeks of the 2016 campaign with the wind at their backs as the latest polling shows legalization measures currently favored by voters in all five states where they're on the ballot. This is…

Referendum Proposal Meets Threshold to Appear on Maine Ballot

A referendum proposal to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Maine has met the threshold to appear on the November ballot, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said Wednesday. The announcement means the citizen initiative will be forwarded Friday to state…

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