Attorney General Merrick Garland recommends loosening restrictions on marijuana, a historic shift in federal drug policy.
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Poland Spring rolling out water in aluminum bottles
Poland Spring parent company BlueTriton announced the aluminum bottles are part of a long-term sustainability plan.
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Shopping for cannabis in Maine will look different this summer
Babies in dispensaries, ID checks at registers and free samples: Businesses say a new law will improve the ‘weird’ cannabis shopping experience, reduce the stigma and make it akin to buying alcohol.
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23 people died on the job in Maine last year, including 3 killed in the Lewiston mass shooting
As Maine leads the country in workplace injury rates, labor advocates are calling on the government to strengthen safety protections and enforcement.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Moose Mountain Adventure Park in Richmond returns for its second season with new attractions and big plans
The park will open for the season at 11 a.m. on Saturday with new features for golfers this year and plans to complete a second 18-hole mini-golf course for next year’s season.
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Sappi’s $418 million expansion of Skowhegan mill continues on schedule
The converted and expanded No. 2 paper machine, part of the company’s switch to a different kind of paper product, is set to open in early 2025.
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Walmart to close its 51 health centers and virtual care service
In early 2023, the company announced it planned to add more than two dozen health years to its stores this year. Now it says the clinics aren’t a ‘sustainable business model.’
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Eight U.S. newspapers sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
The executive editor for the Tribune Publishing and MediaNews Group papers said the tech companies shouldn’t be allowed to steal ‘our work to build their own businesses at our expense.’
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Portland Jetport anticipates 17% passenger increase this summer
Service expansions by Breeze, Frontier and other airlines could push summer passenger numbers to 2 million.
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Maine’s wharf owners scramble to repair what they can before lobstering season starts
Contractors are hard to come by amid the mounting demand to repair damage from January storms that battered the coast. Now, many are patching their own wharves, hoping they can hold out until the real work can be done.