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Marijuana

Published
June 4, 2016

Legalization of marijuana a hot topic at Augusta trade show

Home Grown Maine 2016 is happening about five months before residents will vote on whether to make recreational use of marijuana legal in the state.
Published
May 6, 2016

M.D. Harmon: Legalizing marijuana isn’t worth the risks to health and safety

There's plenty of evidence that pot is far from harmless.
Published
April 30, 2016

Drug spit test bill passes Vermont House, despite lack of link to driver impairment

Police can ask for a saliva sample and use a trace of marijuana to show evidence of illegal impairment.
Published
April 21, 2016

Three men sentenced in major eastern Maine marijuana bust

Two of the men are sentenced to more than a decade in prison in connection with the remote operation that yielded about $9 million worth of marijuana in a 2009 raid.
Published
April 18, 2016

Marijuana advocates light up on Skowhegan courthouse steps

About 20 people showed up Monday afternoon to light up and share marijuana, but there was no sign of local police.

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Published
April 6, 2016

Greg Kesich: Marijuana petition’s rejection highlights weakness in our system

There is a lot of power at play in state questions, and we need more help than a notary can provide.
Published
April 4, 2016

Biddeford to consider moratorium on medical marijuana facilities

The city manager says the moratorium would give staff time to look at land use regulations and how to regulate growing facilities.
Published
October 17, 2015

Commentary: Looser cannabis laws no cure-all for so-called mass incarceration

The bipartisan consensus in favor of ending the 'war on drugs' is just the latest political free lunch.
Published
March 16, 2015

Three Maine tribes weighing legalization of pot on their lands

The Maliseet, Passamaquoddy and Micmacs are considering the potential economic benefits, after a federal ruling clears the way for marijuana production on tribal lands.
Published
March 9, 2015

Political opposites, two Maine lawmakers are of one mind on medical marijuana

Reps. Diane Russell and Deborah Sanderson back more access to the drug, a rare synergy on the hot-button issue that's happening in Maine and across the country.