That’s more than what the state saw in sales of recreational and medical cannabis combined last year.
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Older adults are using marijuana more than ever
Seniors appear increasingly willing to consider cannabis as an alternative to more traditional medications and companies have taken notice, offering discounts and promotions like “Silver Tours.”
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. reopens to international travel, allows happy reunions
The restrictions had closed the country to millions of people for 20 months.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine plowing companies face labor shortage, rising costs
Some contractors are cutting back on residential customers to concentrate on more profitable commercial accounts.
Posted inBusiness
Plenty of pitfalls await Zuckerberg’s ‘metaverse’ plan
Mark Zuckerberg promises that the virtual-reality “metaverse” he’s planning to build will “let you do almost anything.”
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Opportunity, controversy grow for Maine’s aquaculture industry
Many see seafood farming as a vital practice to feed the world, but others take issue with its environmental impacts.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Memorial service honors David Flanagan, Maine business icon and former CMP chief
Flanagan was most widely known for his 1990s leadership at Central Maine Power, where he used his finely honed business instincts and dry humor to build trust in the utility.
Posted inBusiness, News
Central Maine business briefs: Skowhegan Savings welcomes vice president and commercial lender Tara Russell
People & Places: Dr. Linda Cota joins Livermore Falls Family Practice.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.K. rejects EU proposals to streamline trade of goods in Northern Ireland
The two sides also make no progress in negotiations over symbolically important U.K. fishing licenses off France.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
S&P 500 sets seventh straight all-time high on Wall Street
One potential worry spot for markets was a big jump in workers’ wages, up 4.9% from a year earlier, which can feed into concerns about inflation.