Since Maine legalized marijuana, more and more pipemakers are openly plying their trade even though a strict interpretation of federal statute still deems their wares illegal to sell.
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For Maine’s marijuana industry, security’s still high-risk
Largely shut out of federally regulated banking options, the lucrative medical pot marketplace in Maine – ‘a very soft target’ – presents some safety challenges for dispensaries, caregivers and growers in a field with few protections in place.
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Former Maine drug agent steps into an unlikely role
The security consultant and courier is still fighting crime – but now it’s from inside the legal marijuana industry.
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First year of Nevada marijuana sales exceeds expectations
Tax revenue from the state’s pot sales are surpassing expectations and will send $25 million in new funding to schools.
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Cannabis legalization in New England a slow burn
In Massachusetts, retail sales can start July 1 but no stores have been licensed yet due to community resistance and lack of marijuana testing facilities.
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Legislature maps the landscape for legal marijuana growers, sellers in Maine
The measures governing adult recreational use and medical marijuana, if they become law, also would change how people manufacture and consume all forms of cannabis.
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Maine House and Senate approve sweeping reform of medical marijuana bill
The legislation, which must be enacted by both chambers before going to the governor, would overhaul the caregiver system, letting those operations expand their businesses in exchange for more state oversight.
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Tommy Chong, at 80, still smoking and joking
He says he always knew he’d live to see the day marijuana legalization would sweep America.
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Home labs for extracting cannabis concentrates seen as emerging public safety threat
Authorities worry legalization will lead to more attempts to produce the substances using volatile gases, which can cause flash fires and explosions, and there already have been incidents in Biddeford and Ellsworth.
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Marijuana growers turn to hemp amid boom in demand for CBD oil extract
The ‘new gold rush’ is on amid a pot oversupply in some states and high demand for the potential healing properties of its non-intoxicating, and legal, cannabis cousin.