The legislative wheels are turning, but too slowly to move marijuana out of the black market this winter.
Penelope Overton
Staff Writer
Penny is excited to be the Portland Press Herald’s first climate reporter. Since joining the paper in 2016, she has written about Maine’s lobster and cannabis industries, covered state politics and spent a fellowship year exploring the impact of climate change on the lobster fishery with the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team. Before moving to Maine, she covered politics, environment, casino gambling and tribal issues in Florida, Connecticut and Arizona. Her favorite assignments allow her to introduce readers to unusual people, cultures, or subjects. When off the clock, Penny is usually getting lost in a new book at a local coffeehouse, watching foreign crime shows or planning her family’s next adventure.
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Lawmakers propose limits on size of marijuana home grow
The proposal limits to 12 the number of mature pot plants anyone can grow on their property for personal, recreational use.
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Lawmakers head to Denver for pot fact-finding mission
Four members of the committee charged with crafting Maine’s recreational marijuana laws will meet with officials in an attempt to avoid Colorado’s growing pains.
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Lawmakers propose 20% tax on recreational marijuana
Five percent of that would be paid to communities that host growing and retail operations.
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Extra burden expected in 2018 for Maine employers who test for marijuana
A Legislative panel working on recreational-use regulations wrestles with how the new law will affect workplaces.
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Edibles high can outlast that from smoking
Cannabis that is digested through the stomach can have an eight-hour effect.
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Edibles grab larger share of medical marijuana market
For some, ingesting marijuana is a better way to reap the benefits of cannabis, and various providers are eager to meet that demand.
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Milford man pleads guilty in gun theft from Bangor pawnshop
Travis J. Stinson faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each of two charges.
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Lawmakers seek tax on pot that raises revenue but keeps buyers off black market
The legislative committee that’s writing the rules for legal recreational marijuana expects to have a bill ready this fall.
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Shadow markets mask the size of China’s demand for lobster
Indirect and back-door routes bring much more Maine lobster to China than previously thought, according to a University of Maine study.