Ryan Nezol reached a plea agreement that calls for him not to spend more than 46 months in federal prison.
Marijuana
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Two former Franklin County sheriff’s deputies scheduled to change plea connected to alleged illicit marijuana, money-laundering scheme in Farmington
Brad Scovil of Rangeley and Derrick Doucette of Jay are anticipated to plead to conspiracy to commit honest services fraud.
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Posted inMaine
Wiscasset voters OK marijuana shops
Wiscasset will allow recreational and medical marijuana stores for the first time.
Posted inBusiness, Health, News
Science may be creating a new market for Maine’s medical marijuana
Researchers are looking at new therapeutic uses for the plant, and the state is poised to profit.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
New Hampshire governor offers path to legalizing marijuana after state Senate rejects bill
New Hampshire is the only state in New England that makes it a crime to smoke pot recreationally.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
New Hampshire Senate rejects marijuana legalization bill, leaving state an outlier in New England
Republicans, who control the Senate, dismissed the bill on a 14-10 vote.
Posted inNation & World, News
Heavy marijuana use increases schizophrenia in men, study finds
As many as 30% of cases of schizophrenia among men aged 21-to-30 could have been prevented had they avoided cannabis use disorder, according to a study.
Posted inBusiness, News
Maine’s medical cannabis market seeing a ‘mass exodus’ of caregivers
A new report from the state shows more than one-fourth of the individuals in the occupation have quit since 2021, often in response to an overabundance of cannabis supply.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine, News
Augusta City Councilors express interest in allowing recreational marijuana sales
The city has allowed the sale of medical marijuana since 2019.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Two arrested in Skowhegan traffic stop that nets 200 unlicensed marijuana plants in trailer
Working with the U.S. Border Patrol, Skowhegan police Chief David Bucknam stopped a pickup truck that was hauling a 21-foot trailer with potted marijuana plants inside.