Rhode Island has a chance to beat Massachusetts to the punch in legalizing the drug, legislators say.
Marijuana
Posted inLocal & State, News
No sales, but marijuana ‘gifts’ exploit a legal limbo
Until the state works out licensing rules, selling pot is still a crime, but the delay is pushing entrepreneurs into a growing underground market.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Politics
Marijuana user who lost place on transplant list asks lawmakers to change hospital policy
Medical marijuana users currently are not eligible for organ transplants at Maine Medical Center.
Posted inBusiness, News
Report: Pot industry growth to stay robust no matter what position White House takes
Market researchers say marijuana’s popularity will continue to fuel growth at a compound annual rate of 27 percent.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
$1.1 million from one of Maine’s largest pot busts goes to law enforcement agencies
The money is linked to a $9 milllion marijuana growing operation that was raided in 2009.
Posted inNation & World, News
Trump’s apparent policy on recreational weed is seen as a logistical nightmare
Pot producers and sellers, as well as outside experts, are questioning the logic behind a split that considers medical marijuana a states’ rights issue and recreational a matter for federal regulation.
Posted inNation & World, News
Massachusetts seeks to strike balance in tax on marijuana
Legislators in the Bay State see a need to raise revenue to support regulation and enforcement, while discouraging the underground market.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Crowd offers ideas to lawmakers on marijuana sales regulation
Enforcement, taxes, workplace issues and the impact on towns are discussed, as legislators wait to see whether Washington will disrupt legalization.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine has much work to do on implementing marijuana legalization, Sen. Katz says
Passage of a referendum in November was the beginning, not the end, of a complicated legal problem.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Federal law is lagging behind states on cannabis
States, including Maine, may have already moved past the point of no return on pot legalization.