It’s motivated by concerns about children popping the tasty-looking products into their mouths and getting sick.
Cannabis Report
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Hallowell council approves second pot moratorium
Councilors vote 6-1 in favor of an additional 180-day moratorium on marijuana establishments in the city.
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Bill to make sale of recreational marijuana legal in Maine faces uncertain fate
A Republican legislative leader says he’s uneasy with the bill because it’s an ‘all-or-nothing’ measure. If it doesn’t pass, the marijuana ballot question that voters approved will become law.
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Legislative panel signs off on bill to spell out Maine’s rules for recreational pot
The committee that’s drafting regulations for Maine’s legal recreational market endorses the bill 13-2, but some lawmakers are concerned about Gov. LePage’s opposition to legalization.
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Disabled marijuana cultivators face eviction from apartment
The Lewiston growers say they started growing marijuana because they couldn’t afford to buy it.
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As lawmakers add, cut and tweak, Maine’s law for recreational marijuana takes shape
The oversight committee adopts stricter residency requirements for licensing; broadens allowances for growing pot; and preserves the 12-plant limit on adult-use grows.
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Rhode Island town challenges state pot law
Smithfield wants to reduce the number of legal pot plants licensed growers can have from 12 to 2.
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Vermont awards 5th medical marijuana dispensary license
PhytoScience Institute had the highest score of the five applicants seeking a license.
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As states legalize marijuana, arrests for pot dwarf those for violent crimes
More people in the U.S. were arrested last year in pot-related cases than for murder, rape, aggravated assault and robbery combined.
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Dr. Oz surprises the hosts of ‘Fox & Friends’ by talking about America’s pot ‘hypocrisy’
The doctor said medical marijuana could be an exit for opioid addiction.