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PublishedOctober 8, 2020
Recreational marijuana debate resurrected in Oxford
The town voted to approve an ordinance limiting marijuana businesses to four medical dispensaries back in 2017.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2020
Gardiner officials grapple with emerging cannabis market
A group of Gardiner residents is seeking a temporary ban for new cannabis-related businesses in the city, even as another potential retailer seeks a license for a dispensary on Water Street.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2020
Portland likely to miss out on Maine’s first adult-use marijuana sales
A federal judge put the city's retail license scoring system on hold after concluding its residency preference was probably unconstitutional.
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PublishedJune 19, 2020
Marijuana activists target large provider’s legal challenges
Protesters are upset that state's biggest marijuana company, Wellness Connection, is using the courts to open the recreational market to out-of-state competition.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
State decision to open adult-use marijuana market to non-residents sparks lawsuit
Maine Cannabis Coalition says the state's decision to violate its own marijuana law will put residents at a competitive disadvantage.
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PublishedMay 15, 2020
Portland lab lands first conditional marijuana testing license
Nova Analytics plans to open its lab on Milliken Street in July, pending local and final state approvals.
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PublishedMay 11, 2020
Maine drops residency requirement for recreational marijuana businesses
The state reached an agreement with a marijuana company Monday that eliminates the rule that would have required applicants to have lived in Maine for 4 years.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2020
Marijuana provider challenges Maine’s residency rule for sellers
Wellness Connection of Maine's federal lawsuit seeks to overturn a rule that only Maine residents can obtain adult-use marijuana sales permits.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2020
Industry wins some, loses some in changes to medical marijuana reform bill
A legislative committee strips out a ban on small extraction labs, federal background checks, plant size limits and fines from a department-backed bill, but adds a testing requirement.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2020
Lawmakers strip secrecy and extraction rules out of marijuana bill
The controversial provisions would have driven up the cost of alcohol-based extractions and allowed marijuana companies to shield certain state license data from the public.
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