Proposed federal hemp rules would hurt Maine’s fledgling industry, state...
State agriculture officials are saying new federal rules regulating hemp production nationally would hurt Maine’s rapidly growing hemp industry. The rules proposed by the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleMaine to start accepting applications for recreational pot businesses months...
AUGUSTA, Maine — Recreational pot sales are getting closer to becoming a reality in Maine as state regulators open the licensing process for businesses Thursday. Business owners hoping to cash in can...
View ArticleMaine receives dozens of marijuana business applications in first week
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...
View ArticleMaine hemp farmers fear proposed rule change could cost them their crop
Maine is proposing new hemp farming rules that would change the way it calculates how much THC is allowed in state-licensed plants, effectively reducing the already small amount of psychoactive...
View ArticleDispensary operator named to state cannabis board
Josh Quint, director of operations for the Biddeford-based medical marijuana firm Canuvo, will become the first grower to serve on the 15-member panel. The director of operations at Canuvo, one of...
View ArticleMaine’s first legal marijuana businesses could open this spring
Maine officials have deemed dozens of applications to run marijuana businesses to be complete, a major step on the way to the first legal sales of the drug for recreational adult use. Mainers voted in...
View ArticleBill calling for secrecy in marijuana industry divides cannabis community in...
Efforts to keep some marijuana license details secret has divided Maine’s cannabis community: some see secrecy as protection from rivals and theft, while others worry it will allow out-of-state...
View ArticleGuidance issued for advertising marijuana products in Maine
Maine’s Office of Marijuana Policy warns that advertising for medical- or adult-use marijuana businesses should not target people under age 21. Maine’s Office of Marijuana Policy issued guidance Friday...
View ArticleMaine’s plan to ‘harmonize’ marijuana programs would wreak havoc, critics say
Maine wants to “harmonize” its medical and adult-use marijuana programs, but small growers, edible makers and retailers say the state’s proposed changes would drive them out of business and leave...
View ArticleMaine now expects retail marijuana stores won’t be open until June
Maine pushes the target date for adult-use marijuana sales back by 3 months, and lowers its projected sales tax revenue for the fiscal year that ends June 30. Maine is planning to have its first...
View ArticleLawmakers strip secrecy and extraction rules out of marijuana bill in Maine
State lawmakers stripped the secrecy and extraction provisions from a marijuana bill Monday that would have allowed adult-use businesses to shield some license information from public scrutiny and...
View ArticleMaine releases list showing who’s seeking marijuana business licenses
After months of reviewing applications, the Office of Marijuana Policy on Friday made public for the first time the list of about 300 people who are applying for more than 200 state licenses to cash in...
View ArticleMarijuana provider challenges Maine’s residency rule for sellers
Wellness Connection of Maine’s federal lawsuit seeks to overturn a rule that only Maine residents can obtain adult-use marijuana sales permits. A medical marijuana provider has filed a federal lawsuit...
View ArticlePandemic puts launch of Maine’s recreational marijuana market on hold
Maine’s marijuana czar says launching the adult-use industry by June is ‘simply unrealistic.’ The coronavirus pandemic has compelled Maine to put its planned June debut of the state’s long-awaited...
View ArticleLaunch of adult-use marijuana in Maine delayed due to coronavirus, COVID-19...
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...
View ArticleMaine Legalized Recreational Pot 4 Years Ago But There Are Still No...
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...
View ArticleMaine 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...
View ArticleFederal mental health grants canceled because Maine has legal marijuana
Because Maine allows the medical use of marijuana by students, the federal government is cutting off $3.3 million in already approved funding to support mental health programs for youngsters. It isn’t...
View ArticlePortland, 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...
View ArticleState decision to open adult-use marijuana market to non-residents sparks...
Local marijuana businesses are taking the state to court to protect their exclusive right to Maine’s adult-use marijuana market. In a lawsuit filed Friday, Maine Cannabis Coalition claimed the state...
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