Legislators in the Bay State see a need to raise revenue to support regulation and enforcement, while discouraging the underground market.
Marijuana
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Crowd offers ideas to lawmakers on marijuana sales regulation
Enforcement, taxes, workplace issues and the impact on towns are discussed, as legislators wait to see whether Washington will disrupt legalization.
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As pot goes legit, the dinner-table debate lights up
Will marijuana – now legal in Maine – become as accepted as alcohol at home and in social situations? Across the state, families are negotiating the new frontier.
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It may be legal to grow marijuana in Maine, but it’s not easy to get gardening advice
Here are some tips on marijuana in Maine.
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As Mainers celebrate legal marijuana, where does new law draw the line?
Organizers of the ‘End of Cannabis Prohibition Party’ at the Gold Room in Portland on Monday night drop plans to include edibles after running into confusion about what is allowed under the new law.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine police departments say they’re ready as recreational pot becomes legal
With the voter=approved law now in effect, departments take cues from other states’ legalization of the drug.
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Federal agency makes it clear: Even legal marijuana users can’t buy guns
The ATF raises concerns about Second Amendment rights with a warning that pot is illegal under federal law and users of the drug, even in states where it is legal, can’t buy guns.
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LePage won’t sign bill to delay retail pot sales, bar possession by minors
The governor says he won’t act on the bipartisan bill, which also would address concerns about marijuana use in moving vehicles, until lawmakers provide money to begin rulemaking.
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Committee endorses bill to delay marijuana sales in Maine
Although Mainers can still grow and use marijuana on their own as of Jan. 30, the bill endorsed by a legislative panel would delay retail sales of the drug until at least February 2018.
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Did you know marijuana is America’s most energy-intensive crop?
With the vote to make recreational usage legal, Maine is about to start growing even more of it.