NECANN continues to help build cannabis industry in Maine with its 5th annual cannabis convention Oct 5-6 in Portland
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Bath may soon allow retail pot sales
City councilors gave preliminary approval last week to an ordinance allowing recreational stores and dispensaries in a wide swath through the center of the city.
Asparagus makes way for weed in Canada’s fields
The appeal is clear: growing outdoors can cost as little as one-fifth that of greenhouse production and it can be marketed as being grown “au naturel” under the sun.
City staff proposes capping Portland’s retail pot licenses at 20
Staffers say the limit is needed to protect the market and Portland’s economy, but some city councilors question the cap and the first-come, first-served method of awarding licenses.
A Capitol offense? Cannabis found in Vermont Statehouse flower beds
Capitol police say they don’t whether the plants are marijuana or hemp.
Jared Golden aims to allow federal programs give help to cannabis businesses
The 2nd District Democrat’s bill would drop restrictions that force the Small Business Administration to turn away companies seeking help for marijuana-related firms.
With Mills’ signature, Maine finally has rules for recreational marijuana market
Maine’s adult-use marijuana industry will have the strictest residency rules in the nation.
Mills expected to sign pot rules into law, put Maine on track for retail sales next year
Maine is poised to become the 8th state to approve recreational marijuana sales, which could begin next March.
Marijuana use doubles in U.S. pregnant women to 1 in 14
Some studies have linked cannabis use during pregnancy with increased chances of premature birth and low birthweight.
Adjusted pot rule would relax residency requirements for marijuana companies
Maine’s biggest marijuana company, Wellness Connection, had threatened to sue, claiming rules’ residency requirement went beyond the law.