Marijuana growers, retailers and manufacturers submitted applications for state licenses leading up to a March 2020 target for retail sales.
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The race is on for recreational marijuana licenses in Maine
The state will publish application forms this week; on the municipal level, the process is already well underway.
Maine wants to phase in recreational cannabis testing
The state would require testing for potency, mold, harmful microbes and filth right away; pesticides, residual solvents and heavy metals would be added in the second year.
State investigating marijuana advertising at Lewiston Colisée
Maine law forbids placing ads for marijuana in places where it may reach those under 21 years old.
Former Portland deputy chief now in charge of Maine’s cannabis compliance
Vern Malloch, who served 35 years in the Portland Police Department, is the first director of compliance in Maine’s newly created Office of Marijuana Policy.
Out-of-state hemp now allowed in Maine CBD market
For one month, Maine hemp farmers had the state’s CBD-infused food market to themselves, but a law change has reopened it to out-of-state growers.