Legislators writing the adult-use rules don’t want to allow the pot gathering spots until another state goes first, and also vote not to share cannabis tax revenues with towns.
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Cheech and Chong raise profile of pot post
A Maine Facebook video appears to show the calming effects of medical marijuana on a boy suffering a seizure.
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Pot partnership: Hotelier is teaming up with cannabis candymaker
There are also plans to create co-branded THC-derived products and expand to the hotel’s downtown Los Angeles location — and beyond — as regulations permit.
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Medical marijuana caregivers: New rules not as bad as expected
The changes may help the industry legitimize certain practices and protect them better, they say.
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State tightens rules governing medical marijuana caregivers
New measures that take effect Feb. 1, including surprise inspections and a tracking system, raise concerns among the roughly 3,200 caregivers serving 50,000 patients.
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Republicans say they’ll block marijuana bill again if it isn’t overhauled
Without concessions, they promise to continue to thwart a committee’s attempt to legalize recreational marijuana businesses.
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LePage just says no to bill that would launch Maine’s marijuana market
In his veto letter Friday, the governor said the bill conflicts with federal law, among other concerns.
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Cannabis offers intriguing tourism possibilities for Maine
But pot-themed dinners and weekend retreats, hotel marijuana clubs and more may be a long way off because of political and legal uncertainties.
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Clock ticks down on Gov. LePage’s window to veto marijuana bill
Supporters are trying to rally lawmakers for an override.
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Rhode Island becomes latest New England state to consider legalizing pot
A special commission started meeting last week in Providence.