Maine releases draft rules for its recreational marijuana market. Read them here.

Marijuana

Published
April 22, 2019

Maine releases draft rules for its recreational marijuana market. Read them here.

Proposed regulations, made public at the request of the Press Herald, cover everything from licensing, inventory tracking and enforcement to advertising, packaging and labeling.
Published
April 19, 2019

Maine hires second marijuana consultant for $10,000

The LA firm BOTEC will analyze proposed rules for Maine's recreational pot industry.
Published
April 19, 2019

Pot shops embrace ‘420’ while biding time on rules

Fire on Fore is using the auspicious date linked to marijuana for its grand opening. It intends to make the switch to recreational sales as soon as the state finalizes rules for the emerging industry.
Published
April 18, 2019

Confusion over medical marijuana retail operation prompts potential investigation of China shop

The town's code enforcement officer said he does not have a reason to believe that the owner, Nathan White, has violated a local policy. Town Manager Dennis Heath and police Sgt. Tracey Frost seem to think otherwise.
Published
April 15, 2019

Q&A: Trendy CBD rocks retail world, but does it work?

The marijuana extract CBD is turning up in cosmetics, foods and supplements, but the science and legal status around the compound remains hazy
Published
April 14, 2019

Gardiner officials mull progress in marijuana regulation

While elected officials are concerned about the pace of progress in developing rules around commercial cannabis enterprises, a number of residents say they are concerned less with speed and more with making sure they do the right thing.
Published
April 10, 2019

Maine on track to launch recreational marijuana market this year, says state’s pot czar

Residents can now grow cannabis for recreational use at home, but still have no way to legally buy or sell it.
Published
April 7, 2019

Maine’s ‘first and only cannabis business park’ growing in Auburn

Developers looking ahead to Maine's recreational marijuana market plan to invest $6 million to $7 million this year setting up the site off Minot Avenue.
Published
March 27, 2019

Mills signs bill allowing sale of CBD items

The bill clarifies the use and sale of hemp-derived cannabidiol products.
Published
March 26, 2019

Mapping marijuana legalization politics: Not just red vs. blue

A setback for marijuana advocates in New Jersey may show that the path of legalizing recreational marijuana use doesn't just run along blue state-red state lines.