The state will publish application forms this week; on the municipal level, the process is already well underway.
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New federal hemp program expected to help growing Maine industry
Approved farmers will be eligible for key federal agriculture assistance, including farm loans and insurance, in 2020.
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Former Portland deputy chief now in charge of Maine’s cannabis compliance
Vern Malloch, who served 35 years in the Portland Police Department, is the first director of compliance in Maine’s newly created Office of Marijuana Policy.
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Out-of-state hemp now allowed in Maine CBD market
For one month, Maine hemp farmers had the state’s CBD-infused food market to themselves, but a law change has reopened it to out-of-state growers.
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Slow rollout in marijuana sales cost Maine revenue and jobs
Three years after legalizing adult-use marijuana, the state’s still waiting for retail shops. Consultants say the economy paid the price as dollars and expertise went elsewhere.
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Portland wants to score marijuana store applicants
A proposed scoring system for the city’s 20 licenses would favor women- and minority-owned businesses, Maine residents, those willing to share profits with the city and those with a business track record.
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Marijuana testing labs: Will Maine have enough?
Other states have struggled to license enough, resulting in long delays, supply shortfalls and testing waivers
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Maine’s first pick-your-own hemp field opens in Whitefield
About 50 people flock to Sheepscot General Farm, believed to be only the second publicly accessible hemp field in the U.S., on the first of 4 days of picking for consumers looking for plants to turn into CBD lotions and tinctures.
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Cooking with cannabis has come a long way since your parents’ pot brownies
Once retail sales of marijuana begin in Maine, probably next year, home cooks will have a new ingredient to play with in the kitchen. Here’s advice from people who have been making edibles for years.
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Confusion reigns as Maine rolls out its marijuana tracking system
The state’s pot policy office initially describes a costly tagging system for tracing products from plant to retail, then offers a more business-friendly explanation hours later.