In August 2020 the town opted into the state’s adult-use marijuana policy, but selectmen wanted to draft the town’s own ordinance on pot business, which called a halt to the sale of Donald Maxim’s farm to a commercial pot grower.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Portland cannabis testing lab shut down for operating without a license
ProVerde Laboratories was cited last month for operating a marijuana business without a permit, certificate of occupancy or business license and is shut down pending a reinspection next month.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Numerous marijuana-related bills expected in next legislative session
Proposals, still in the early stages, run the gamut from required testing of medical marijuana to sealing or expunging the records of those convicted of marijuana-related offenses.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Unease in Thorndike as marijuana business, resident thought their deal was done
A motion passed at the Jan. 6 Board of Selectmen meeting to hold a special town meeting on Jan. 16 to vote on a moratorium.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Former Waterville pot store owner pleads guilty in federal drug, firearms case
Daniel Hall, 32, distributed cocaine and marijuana last year to a confidential informant at his then-medical marijuana store, Green Thumb Organics, in Waterville, according to court records.
Posted inBusiness, News
Draft changes to state’s medical cannabis program would require track-and-trace system
Some providers worry the system would be cost-prohibitive and time-consuming, pushing prices higher and driving customers to the adult-use market.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Cannabis Report
Maine’s largest cannabis company sues to open state’s medical marijuana market to outsiders
Wellness Connection claims the U.S. Constitution gives nonresidents a right to own medical marijuana dispensaries in Maine.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: There’s a responsible way to end the federal marijuana ban
The key to any nationwide legalization is to keep the free market out of it.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
First adult-use marijuana store in Kennebec County opens in Waterville
Sweet Dirt, an Eliot-based company, opened Wednesday in the former Pine Cone Gift & Furniture Shop on Kennedy Memorial Drive.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Cannabis Report
Marijuana has grown to become Maine’s most valuable crop
Sales of medical marijuana alone totaled nearly $222 million through October, making cannabis the state’s most valuable agricultural commodity.