Hydropothecary Corp. plans to be “one of the two to three multinational companies still standing in five years.”
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Raids in Lewiston-Auburn lead to drug trafficking charges against third man
State and federal officials raided several homes and warehouses in Lewiston and Auburn in late February.
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Westbrook may extend marijuana moratorium
The City Council will take a final vote March 19 on whether to keep prohibiting retail pot uses.
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Maine caregivers divided on proposals for medical pot
Some note that the bill now in the Legislature would boost patients’ access but worry that it may let towns force out caregivers.
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Lawmakers support sweeping changes to Maine’s medical marijuana rules
The proposed changes include increasing the number of dispensary licenses and loosening requirements under which medical marijuana can be used.
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Federal judge orders man arrested in Lewiston drug raids held without bail
He says that Richard ‘Stitch’ Daniels, 52, has an extensive criminal history ‘of violence, drug trafficking and failing to comply with conditions of release.’
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After seizing Lamborghini, weapons and pot, agents charge 2nd man in Lewiston-Auburn sweep
Brian J. Bilodeau had 183 pounds of marijuana and butane hash oil in a vault room in the basement of his Auburn home, according to a court affidavit.
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Maine’s pot legalization committee reaches agreement on rewrite of voter-approved law
The bill it endorses would tax retail sales at 10 percent and halve the number of plants that could be grown for personal use.
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Voter-approved law says Mainers can grow 6 pot plants each, but lawmakers want to make it 3
A legislative panel that is revising the state’s adult-use marijuana law say the compromise would please opponents and reduce the risk of black-market sales.
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Maine man guilty of growing hundreds of pot plants without a license
Federal agents seized about 400 plants and 295 root balls from James Mansfield’s indoor facility in May 2016.