Valli Geiger proposes the move after learning that a third application has been taken out for a medical pot production facility on Main Street.
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Willie Nelson marijuana brand coming to Canada
The move continues a trend of U.S. cannabis companies heading north, where federal laws don’t inhibit access to international markets.
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Marijuana bills increasingly focus on social justice
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.