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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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
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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Posted inLocal & State, News
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.
Posted inTimes Record
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.
Posted inTimes Record
Phippsburg rejects marijuana businesses, approves $2.6 million budget
Phippsburg residents voted not to allow medical or recreational marijuana businesses in town.
Posted inTimes Record
Phippsburg to decide whether to allow recreational pot stores at town meeting
Residents will also decide whether to allow recreational marijuana cultivation, manufacturing and testing.
Posted inTimes Record
Woolwich approves town’s first recreational marijuana store
Farley’s Cannabis Farm, a medical marijuana store on Route 1 in Woolwich, was granted a local license to sell recreational marijuana on 4/20.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Liberalizing nation’s marijuana laws is not the answer to opioid misuse
Data show that Maine and the other 49 states risk a new addiction crisis by legalizing pot across the country.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
New York is latest state to legalize recreational marijuana
The Empire State could become the East Coast’s largest recreational marijuana market – generating a potential $2.3 billion in annual sales by its fourth year, a trade publication estimates.
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Dozens of adult-use cannabis shops coming soon to Portland
Two license applications have been approved, and another 31 are sitting on the city’s desk for approval in the coming weeks and months.