With The Nature Conservancy, lobstermen are testing the viability of frozen alewives as an alternative to Atlantic herring.
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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Court case presents challenge to medical pot in injury case
A disabled worker says he’s found an effective alternative to opioids, but a paper mill and its insurer won’t pay for what federal law deems illegal.
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Maine lobstermen tap into union network for retail sales
The union is now shipping live Maine lobster caught by its 400 members anywhere in the country.
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Mainers won’t be selling recreational pot by February deadline
The legislative wheels are turning, but too slowly to move marijuana out of the black market this winter.
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Lawmakers propose limits on size of marijuana home grow
The proposal limits to 12 the number of mature pot plants anyone can grow on their property for personal, recreational use.
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Lawmakers head to Denver for pot fact-finding mission
Four members of the committee charged with crafting Maine’s recreational marijuana laws will meet with officials in an attempt to avoid Colorado’s growing pains.
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Lawmakers propose 20% tax on recreational marijuana
Five percent of that would be paid to communities that host growing and retail operations.
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Extra burden expected in 2018 for Maine employers who test for marijuana
A Legislative panel working on recreational-use regulations wrestles with how the new law will affect workplaces.
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Edibles grab larger share of medical marijuana market
For some, ingesting marijuana is a better way to reap the benefits of cannabis, and various providers are eager to meet that demand.
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Edibles high can outlast that from smoking
Cannabis that is digested through the stomach can have an eight-hour effect.