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Anatomy of Curaleaf’s marijuana production blunder that sickened more than a dozen in Oregon: Here’s how it happened

A calamitous mix-up at a Portland marijuana bottling plant apparently originated with a single employee who confused two similar buckets with nearly identical identification numbers, according to a state investigative report. The report does not specify, though, whether manufacturer Curaleaf…

Wellness Connection to open adult-use cannabis shop Monday in South Portland

The store marks the beginning of Maine's largest marijuana company's conversion from medical to recreational sales. The state’s biggest medical marijuana company, Wellness Connection of Maine, will open its first recreational store Monday. Changing its South Portland clientele from card-carrying…

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…

Red States v. Blue States v. State Of Legalization

There has been a clear state-by-state divide in marijuana legalization efforts that some research indicates has occurred because of a red states v. blue states bias. According to research collected online and analyzed by Consumer Research Around Cannabis, Portland, Oregon…

Portland’s Cannabis Festival, The Summer Fair, Will Include Free Samples

It's legal to possess, grow and buy marijuana in Oregon, but state clean air laws and local rules have put a damper on public festivals featuring giveaways and consumption. The Oregon Cannabis Association has found a way to host a summer fair…

How a Pot Smoking Moon Monkey Mural Got a Portland Weed Dispensary in a Jam

Even in Oregon, legal marijuana sales still bring shops extra scrutiny. Don Van Wormer’s mural on the side of his Southeast Portland marijuana dispensary was meant to be a coded, tongue-in-cheek protest to the state’s new, convoluted marijuana laws. In…