Smoking and drinking have declined among Maine youths in recent years, but the percentage of high schoolers who said they vaped in the past 30 days rose from 16.8% in 2015 to 30.2% in 2019.
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Maine’s adult-use cannabis sales nearly doubled in 2022
Legal sales of recreational marijuana soared 94% last year from 2021’s total. But the growth hasn’t always been easy, and there’s concern the market is becoming overcrowded.
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Massachusetts adding cannabis to driver’s education program
It’s the first state to adopt the curriculum designed by AAA Northeast.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report, Nation & World
Crackdown on cashless ATMs leaves cannabis stores scrambling
Many businesses have been using the method to get around credit card companies’ block on marijuana transactions.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report
Connecticut hemp farmers want to be given preference for growing recreational marijuana
Farmers say they’re already struggling with low hemp prices and fear losing out to bigger companies when licenses to grow cannabis become available.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report, Nation & World, New England
Rhode Island begins recreational pot sales
Five stores are currently allowed to sell recreational marijuana, but as many as 33 are allowed under state law.
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New York’s first cannabis crop jeopardized by court fight
Many farms that were allowed to grow marijuana before the start of legal sales are now blocked from distributing it to retailers.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report, Nation & World, Politics
Minnesota poised to legalize cannabis early next year
Gov. Tim Walz thinks it could be one of the first bills he signs now that Democrats control the state’s legislature.
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Germany unveils cannabis legalization plan, with caveats
Supporters hail the proposal as “a model for Europe,” but it would need to align with EU laws first.
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Medical marijuana firms lead donors for legal pot campaigns
Producers of medical cannabis are pumping millions of dollars into legalization drives in five states.