The first wave of grows, manufacturing plants and testing labs will open in the fall, giving the industry time to prepare for consumer sales.
Cannabis Report
Top executive leaves Maine’s biggest marijuana company
Wellness Connection of Maine’s longtime CEO, Patricia Rosi, has departed to take a job at its corporate parent, Acreage Holdings.
Marijuana activists target large provider’s legal challenges
Protesters are upset that state’s biggest marijuana company, Wellness Connection, is using the courts to open the recreational market to out-of-state competition.
Portland marijuana ordinance headed to federal court
The state’s largest marijuana company argues that a retail license scoring system that favors locals is unconstitutional.
State decision to open adult-use marijuana market to non-residents sparks lawsuit
Maine Cannabis Coalition says the state’s decision to violate its own marijuana law will put residents at a competitive disadvantage.
Portland gives Mainers an edge in marijuana retail market
The City Council votes to keep resident licensing preference despite legal advice and the state’s decision to abandon its resident-only policy.
Portland approves local marijuana ordinance that favors Maine residents
Maine’s biggest city adopts a local licensing system, fee schedule and rules for medical and recreational marijuana businesses.
Portland lab lands first conditional marijuana testing license
Nova Analytics plans to open its lab on Milliken Street in July, pending local and final state approvals.
Maine drops residency requirement for recreational marijuana businesses
The state reached an agreement with a marijuana company Monday that eliminates the rule that would have required applicants to have lived in Maine for 4 years.
Pandemic puts launch of Maine’s recreational marijuana market on hold
Maine’s marijuana czar says launching the adult-use industry by June is ‘simply unrealistic.’