Sales hit $217 million in 2023, a 36% increase over the previous year, although some store owners believe saturation will lead to the closure of some businesses.
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Wilton Select Board starts new year on old business
The Wilton Board of Selectpersons convened on Tuesday, Jan. 2, to follow-up on previous business from prior Select Board meetings.
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Maine providers push back on proposal to require testing of medical cannabis products
The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy says a recent study found 45% of 127 medical cannabis samples failed testing that is mandatory for the recreational market.
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Cannabis worker died on the job from an asthma attack. It’s the first reported case in US
The woman, 27, was working in a cultivation and processing facility when she experienced worsening work-related respiratory symptoms that ended in a fatal asthma attack in January 2022.
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A Massachusetts cannabis worker died on the job from an asthma attack. It’s the first reported case in the U.S.
A federal report calls on cannabis facilities to evaluate workers with new-onset or worsening asthma.
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Augusta councilors propose allowing recreational marijuana businesses
The city, where only medical marijuana businesses are currently allowed now, may allow recreational retail sales, manufacturing, cultivation and testing.
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Wilton enacts moratorium on cannabis licenses
A special town meeting was held on Tuesday to enact a moratorium on cannabis licenses in the town of Wilton.
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Wilton enacts cannabis moratorium
After months of discussion, the town of Wilton voted to enact a moratorium on all cannabis licensing for a duration of 180 days on Tuesday, Oct. 17.
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Wilton Selectmen sign warrant for special town meeting
Slated for Tuesday, Oct. 17, a special town meeting will be held to discuss and put into effect a cannabis moratorium, with the Wilton Select Board signing the warrant on Tuesday, Oct. 3.
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Wilton to vote on halting marijuana business licenses
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons voted Tuesday to hold a special town meeting Oct. 17 to vote on a six-month moratorium on licenses for cannabis businesses. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the Town Office. Town Manager Perry Ellsworth said the moratorium would allow a committee comprised of selectpersons and Planning […]