Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc. is taking a 45 percent stake in Cronos Group, the Canadian medical and recreational marijuana provider.
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Canada’s pot market courts college grads for workforce
Schools are helping them answer the call with courses on cultivation, government regulation and sales.
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Two more added to Maine cannabis advisory commission
The 15-person panel still has two legislative seats to fill.
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Pro-hemp documentary to screen at USM
‘The Hemp Road Trip’ will be shown Nov. 26 in Portland.
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Consultants jockey for contract to write rules for Maine’s marijuana market
Five companies have submitted bids to become Maine’s adviser as it launches an adult-use industry.
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Eight plead not guilty in Maine drug trafficking case involving Lamborghini seizure
Federal agents raided several properties in Lewiston and Auburn in February, seizing marijuana, guns, cash and pricey vehicles.
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Questions lead to delay in Maine’s cannabis consulting contract
The state received several questions on its call for a consultant to guide the rule-making around cannabis regulations, prompting it to extend the bidding deadline.
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Controversy erupts over dispensary owner’s ‘Negroes and homosexuals’ comment
Canuvo, the dispensary founded by Glenn Peterson, says he was trying to be sarcastic in his response to comments made during a Bridgton Planning Board workshop.
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Kathleen Parker: Falling under the CBD spell
The public is serving as the guinea pig for a substance that hasn’t been comprehensively tested.
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Three things to know before you go to Canada for legal marijuana
For starters, you can’t bring it back to the States.