Maine regulators reject utility proposal to report suspected marijuana grow...
Maine utility regulators unanimously rejected on Tuesday an electric utility’s proposal to proactively report high consumption that signals a marijuana growing operation to law enforcement officials in...
View ArticleUtility company’s proposal to rat out hidden marijuana operations to police...
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Operators of illegal marijuana grow enterprises hidden inside rural homes in Maine don’t have to worry much about prying neighbors. But their staggering electric bills may… The...
View ArticleBlack market marijuana tied to Chinese criminal networks infiltrates Maine
Maine is the newest frontier for the illicit marijuana trade, with potentially hundreds of suspected unlicensed grow houses operating in the state, a CBS News investigation has found. It’s part… The...
View ArticleCannabis businesses boom in Maine, but access to banking’s a bust
Every few weeks, Steve Rusnack fills up his gas tank and sets off for the roughly 500-mile round trip between his cannabis shop in Fort Kent and his bank in… The post Cannabis businesses boom in Maine,...
View ArticleMarijuana money will bail out Maine’s struggling veterans homes
Maine Veterans’ Homes will get $2.6 million from a state marijuana fund to close a funding gap between Medicare rates and the cost of caring for Mainers who served in the military… The post Marijuana...
View ArticleFederal Appeals Court: Maine’s Cannabis Licensee Residency Requirement is...
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… The post Federal Appeals...
View ArticleRecreational marijuana prices dropping as product floods the market in Maine
The cost of getting high is going down. The average cost of flower or bud in Maine’s adult-use cannabis market has decreased by over 41 percent in the last two… The post Recreational marijuana prices...
View ArticleMaine’s marijuana industry booming no thanks to banks
The cannabis industry in Maine is a big money-maker, make no mistake about it. In 2020, Maine’s medical marijuana industry generated $266 million in sales, according to Maine Revenue Services,… The...
View ArticleReport: Maine is curbing illegal cannabis market at faster rate than other...
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… The post...
View ArticleIndustry group recommends new medical cannabis rules for Maine
A group of medical marijuana providers, customers and other interested parties made recommendations to a legislative committee Monday for new rules that it says would protect consumers without causing...
View ArticleMaine officials acknowledge lax oversight of medical marijuana
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… The post Maine...
View ArticleAfter a year of growth, Maine’s legal cannabis industry faces new challenges
The state’s adult-use cannabis industry brought in nearly $60 million in its first year, but some fear market saturation and mega-competitors from out of state. One year after Maine launched… The post...
View ArticleMore than 90 percent of Maine towns still don’t allow recreational marijuana...
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… The post More than 90...
View ArticleMaine medical marijuana caregivers ‘greatly disturbed’ by proposed industry...
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...
View ArticleProposed 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...
View ArticleRecreational pot sales have more than doubled since Maine’s market launch
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...
View ArticleMaine employers ease off testing as cannabis sales soar
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...
View ArticleMaine marijuana shops are seeing brisk business despite pandemic
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...
View ArticleIt may be legal, but high prices and inconvenience may drive black-market...
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...
View ArticleMaine’s largest cannabis company sues to open state’s medical marijuana...
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...
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