Authorities worry legalization will lead to more attempts to produce the substances using volatile gases, which can cause flash fires and explosions, and there already have been incidents in Biddeford and Ellsworth.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Maine Cannabis Report, News
What’s that smell? California flower town’s shift to pot creates stink
The small community of Carpinteria, with its abundance of greenhouses, quickly became a magnet for marijuana growers leading to what residents describe as a thick, skunk-like odor.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report, News
Canada’s Canopy wants to be first marijuana company listed on New York Stock Exchange
Another Canadian cannabis firm, Cronos, began trading on the Nasdaq in February.
Posted inNation & World
Researchers say federal law is an obstacle to marijuana study
A solution was proposed in 2016 to allow the DEA to approve cannabis manufacturers but only the University of Mississippi has been allowed.
Posted inHealth, Maine Cannabis Report, News
Don’t expect joints if the FDA ever approves medical marijuana
It’s highly unlikely the Federal Drug Administration will ever support smoking pot, its commissioner says.
Posted inMaine Cannabis Report, News
Vermont prosecutor plans to expunge pot convictions
Even minor offenses can prevent people from getting jobs or loans, says Chittenden County State Attorney Sarah George. Vermonters legalized recreational marijuana in January.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Legislature returns to take up LePage vetoes of key bills, including legalized marijuana
A host of other unfinished business remains for lawmakers as well, but no agreement is in hand to continue the legislative session.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine lawmakers are right to go slow on marijuana regulation
Limiting the size of home grows to three plants is a modest step in the right direction and it should be celebrated, not attacked.
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From Medicaid expansion to pot sales, partisan stalemate in Augusta leaves key issues unresolved
A late-night impasse over adjournment has members of the 128th Maine Legislature vehemently blaming political opponents, with time running out and the fate of unfinished legislation unclear.
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Maine medical marijuana reform bill advances
Already approved in the House, the second major piece of cannabis legislation in as many days easily passes the Senate on a 25-10 vote.