Supporters see an opportunity to repair decades of harm done to poor and minority groups disproportionately arrested for pot use.
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Lawmakers endorse sweeping medical marijuana reforms
By a wide margin, legislators override a veto by Gov. Paul LePage to push forward changes in the state’s medical marijuana industry.
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Gov. LePage vetoes bill that would ease access to medical marijuana, listing 11 objections
About 42,000 Maine patients could benefit from legislation that revamps the caregiver system and removes some conditions for obtaining medical cards.
Posted inMaine Cannabis Report, News
Vermont becomes ninth state to legalize recreational marijuana
But the law has no provision for pot shops, meaning users must either grow it themselves or buy it from illicit dealers.
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One in three Massachusetts pot users say they’ve driven high
In all, about 21 percent of people surveyed by the state reported using marijuana in the last 30 days.
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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.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Dexter man pleads guilty to conspiracy charges in pot case
Terrence Sawtelle faces up to 20 years in prison for manufacturing and distributing marijuana at a facility in Frankfort from 2010 to 2016.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Maine man sentenced for role in large indoor marijuana growing operation
James Mansfield was among those running an illegal operation from which 400 marijuana plants and 296 marijuana root balls were seized.
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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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Molson Coors latest brewer to consider adding buds to suds
The Denver-based beermaker is negotiating with several Canadian marijuana companies in an attempt to halt declining sales.