The City Council will take a final vote March 19 on whether to keep prohibiting retail pot uses.
Cannabis Report
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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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Employers increasingly forgo drug tests for workers
Restricting the job pool in a tight labor market, particularly in states with marijuana laws, just isn’t good business, some say.
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Raising a stink
Lawmakers propose bill limiting marijuana odor.
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What Maine clients get if they pay for delivery: Free pot
But is it legal? Marijuana gifting services like Greenlyght charge a $90-per-quarter-ounce fee to transport their product to Maine users.
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Most New Hampshire residents support legalizing marijuana, poll finds
A bill would allow possession of a small amount of pot and growing up to six plants in a home.
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Judge tosses lawsuit challenging federal marijuana laws
The plaintiffs argued pot is misclassified because it has medical benefits. The judge did not address that question, but said changes should first be pursued through the DEA.
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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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Panel’s marijuana regulation bill omits licensing of social clubs
Legislators writing the adult-use rules don’t want to allow the pot gathering spots until another state goes first, and also vote not to share cannabis tax revenues with towns.
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Bath Council backs moratorium on pot sales until state rules are decided
The city’s police chief says there have already been cases of businesses giving away marijuana to customers who buy drug paraphernalia.