Dispensaries and caregivers can collaborate, rather than compete, under the state’s new rules allowing business-to-business medical cannabis sales.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Fuel up on gas and grass at Maine’s first medical marijuana convenience store
The Atlantic Farms business on Warren Avenue in Portland opens Thursday as new regulations take effect across the state, but bring your medical card and government-issued ID.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Cannabis Report
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Cannabis Report
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.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Kathleen Parker: Falling under the CBD spell
The public is serving as the guinea pig for a substance that hasn’t been comprehensively tested.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Portland adopts moratorium on establishing certain medical marijuana operations
The timeout doesn’t affect existing permit applicants and gives the city’s staff time to develop rules for the structure and location of pot businesses.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine DHHS urges pot users to keep drug away from children
The Northern New England Poison Center received 16 calls for accidental marijuana ingestion in 2017, up from 2 such calls in 2016, and Maine officials believe edible forms of the drug present the greatest risk.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine investigates restaurant for using marijuana on lobsters before cooking them
Charlotte’s Legendary Lobster Pound in Southwest Harbor has been trying to sedate the crustaceans with marijuana smoke to make their deaths less traumatic.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Portland wants pot shops out of neighborhoods
But after months of legal limbo with no regulations, the city isn’t sure how many have already opened or where.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Congress should recognize states’ rights on cannabis
Denying Maine’s $50 million industry access to the banking system is a recipe for trouble.