Caregivers and dispensary owners blame the ‘gray market’ caused by Maine’s emerging adult-use market for the first decline in the state’s medical marijuana industry since it began nearly 7 years ago.
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LePage taps George Gervais to lead Maine State Housing Authority
Gervais has been with the Department of Economic and Community Development since 2008.
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Maine lawmakers won’t extend moratorium on pot sales, but it’s still not for sale
Absent the state infrastructure to license retail pot, the move will have little impact on towns, a committee co-chair says.
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Group that organized solar protest at CMP contemplating next steps
A spokesperson for the group that organized a “counterlobby” at Central Maine Power Co.’s headquarters said the group thinks it struck a nerve at the utility company.
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Augusta police chief, city engineer to retire after long careers
Police Chief Robert Gregoire and City Engineer Lionel Cayer both plan to retire in about four months.
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U.S. Coast Guard abandons efforts to clear midwinter ice on Kennebec River
The ice caused destructive flooding two weeks ago in Hallowell and Augusta.
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LePage says long-delayed opioid antidote rules don’t need his OK
He appears to be letting the sales guidelines sent to him in August move forward, even though he opposes giving 18-year-olds access to lifesaving naloxone.
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Bill clears first hurdle to outlaw sex offenders taking photos of children without parents’ permission
The bill, introduced by State Rep. Matthew Pouliot of Augusta, addresses concerns raised after parents found a sex offender had posted photos of their children in public on social media sites.
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Four people arrested at CMP’s Augusta headquarters during solar power protest
Prior to the protest, the Quaker Meetings group said they were organizing “the first-of-its-kind Solar Counterlobby” against Central Maine Power’s efforts “to undermine solar power in Maine.”
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Front Street in Augusta re-opens for first time since flooding
The riverfront street had been closed since Jan. 13 as icy water from the Kennebec River flooded the area following an unexpected ice jam.