Only a handful of cities and towns in Maine have laid the groundwork for retail sales.
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Adjusted pot rule would relax residency requirements for marijuana companies
Maine’s biggest marijuana company, Wellness Connection, had threatened to sue, claiming rules’ residency requirement went beyond the law.
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Medical pot laws no answer for U.S. opioid deaths, study finds
States passing medical marijuana laws saw a 23 percent higher than expected rate of deaths involving prescription opioids, according to the researchers.
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Maine’s biggest marijuana company threatens to sue state if it’s shut out of recreational market
Wellness Connection says proposed residency rules would exclude it from the state’s new adult-use market.
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A cautionary tale about medical marijuana and opioid deaths
A study five years ago suggested that states that passed medical marijuana laws saw fewer overdose deaths. Now, another study finds the opposite.
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Maine amends proposed marijuana rules to ease concerns
The latest version, which will go to the Legislature for approval, would relax packaging and residency requirements.