The Northern New England Poison Center received 16 calls for accidental marijuana ingestion in 2017, up from 2 such calls in 2016, and Maine officials believe edible forms of the drug present the greatest risk.
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Maine investigates restaurant for using marijuana on lobsters before cooking them
Charlotte’s Legendary Lobster Pound in Southwest Harbor has been trying to sedate the crustaceans with marijuana smoke to make their deaths less traumatic.
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It’s high times for soaring marijuana stocks on Wall Street
Investors are craving marijuana stocks as Canada prepares to legalize pot next month, leading to giant gains for Canada-based companies listed on U.S. exchanges.
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Amid protests, Portland council delays vote on moratorium for pot-related businesses
City officials say the temporary ban would give them time to set rules for cannabis facilities, but businesses argue that would be unfair because of the time and money they have already invested.
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Maine seeks consultant to craft rules and regulations for recreational pot sales
The selected company will have to submit its adult-use market plan by the end of April for review by state officials and legislators.
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Portland wants pot shops out of neighborhoods
But after months of legal limbo with no regulations, the city isn’t sure how many have already opened or where.
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Add marijuana to NAFTA, Mexican president says
Vicente Fox expects his country to legalize recreational pot use in 2019 and has long believed it would reduce cartel violence.
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Kittery man who sought investors for cannabis business on Craigslist takes a hit from the SEC
Richard J. Greenlaw has agreed to return $340,000 in proceeds and pay a $50,000 fine after collecting about $500,000 by offering securities without being registered, the Securities and Exchange Commission says.
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Workers at Mount Vernon estate highlight George Washington’s hemp ties
He had grown the crop, though smoking to get high would have been foreign to people of his era.
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California could reshape pot rules as legal market struggles
With illicit sales still thriving and a patchwork of local laws creating confusion, anxiety and frustration has set in across much of the industry.