Some say the bill crafted by lawmakers avoids a ‘wild, wild West,’ while others say what voters approved is best.
Penelope Overton
Staff Writer
Penny Overton is excited to be the Portland Press Herald’s first climate reporter. Since joining the paper in 2016, she has written about Maine’s lobster and cannabis industries, covered state politics and spent a fellowship year exploring the impact of climate change on the lobster fishery with the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team. Before moving to Maine, she has covered politics, environment, casino gambling and tribal issues in Florida, Connecticut, and Arizona. Her favorite assignments allow her to introduce readers to unusual people, cultures, or subjects. When off the clock, Penny is usually getting lost in a new book at a local coffeehouse, watching foreign crime shows or planning her family’s next adventure.
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Bill to regulate recreational marijuana is in the hands of cannabis critic LePage
But he has said he might support recreational sales if approved by voters, leaving the fate of the market unclear.
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Maine House and Senate pass bill to regulate pot sales, but it’s not veto-proof
Lawmakers say the rules for the marijuana market will help implement the will of Maine voters, but the governor, an opponent of marijuana, may not go along.
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Legislature reconvenes with pot law facing host of questions
One bill launches the regulatory market, setting specific tax rates, license tiers and rules, while the other postpones licensing until January 2019.
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Days before vote on marijuana law, bill from LePage calls for delaying sales until 2019
The measure sponsored by Rep. Ken Fredette would scrap months of work by a legislative committee, whose co-chair says, ‘The 11th-hour attempt to wreak havoc is obstructionism.’
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Legalize Maine says rewrite of voter-approved marijuana law ‘not ready for prime time’
The group’s president says the regulations headed for a legislative vote Monday would create chaos in the newly legalized industry and encourage a marijuana black market.
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Revenue, cost estimates hazy on marijuana implementation
As lawmakers prepare to vote on adult-use pot rules, a fiscal assessment has ‘more cautionary notes than real projections.’
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State names new medical marijuana director
Craig Patterson steps into the post, which has been vacant for about one year.
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Police searching for Hollis man after standoff at Portland motel
After evacuating motel residents as a precaution, police entered the man’s fourth-floor room only to discover he wasn’t there.
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Marijuana bill would let communities decide on allowing recreational pot businesses
The last-minute change would take pressure off local governments, which have been trying to enact ordinances to regulate marijuana operations or keep them out altogether.