Recreational marijuana
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PublishedJuly 31, 2023
Old Orchard Beach company defends marijuana referendum challenged by competitor’s lawsuit
After one cannabis company sued Old Orchard Beach earlier in July, alleging new rules unfairly benefit its competitors, a second company is intervening to defend the new licensing laws it wrote.
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PublishedApril 4, 2023
Judge hits pause on recreational marijuana license in Old Orchard Beach
York County Superior Court Justice Richard Mulhern said the town should delay its licensing decision until after a June referendum. Issuing the license before then, he said, would make the vote 'effectively meaningless.'
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PublishedMarch 13, 2023
Lawmakers consider marijuana social clubs, boosting home grow
Both proposals were endorsed by Maine voters in the 2016 marijuana legalization referendum.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2023
Prospective marijuana business cries foul over Old Orchard Beach rule change
Two Old Orchard Beach residents are suing the town after it changed an ordinance on recreational marijuana stores before a planned June referendum that would limit the size of the businesses.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2022
Our View: Let’s keep a close eye on Maine’s retail ‘green rush’
How many cannabis dispensaries is too many cannabis dispensaries? We’ll find out soon enough.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2022
Another View: Texas’ cautious approach to marijuana use has been the correct path
There are still too many unknowns to broadly expand legal marijuana use. The state of Texas has taken that fact into account to good effect.
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PublishedJune 14, 2022
Maine’s cannabis black market shrinking faster than expected, survey suggests
The state Office of Cannabis Policy has issued a new, survey-based report saying 64% of Maine cannabis used last fall appears to have been purchased legally.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2022
Was Kittery’s pot-license lottery stacked in favor of those with the most cash?
The owner of a local cannabis business, who did not win the right to apply for a license, says people gamed the system and has threatened to sue the town. Meanwhile, the Maine attorney general is investigating whether the lottery was illegal.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2021
Woolwich may get second recreational marijuana store
Highly Cannaco, a recreational marijuana retail enterprise, is looking to open a retail location in what is now Holistic Alternatives, a medical marijuana store on Route 1.
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PublishedJune 13, 2021
Phippsburg rejects marijuana businesses, approves $2.6 million budget
Phippsburg residents voted not to allow medical or recreational marijuana businesses in town.
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