The state is hammering out testing requirements for marijuana products, but until it does, it’s buyer beware.
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Top 10: Recapping the top local stories of 2018
Untimely deaths, racial tension, a massive pot raid, a controversial lawyer and restaurants closing and opening were among the top local news stories of the year.
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Boston man denies drug charges in Lewiston-Auburn pot raid
PORTLAND — A Boston man denied a federal charge Thursday in connection with what investigators who rounded up more than a dozen suspects called a major drug operation in the Twin Cities that sold surplus medical marijuana out of state and to non-patients. Yehudi Pardo, 33, pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court to a […]
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Fuel up on gas and grass at Maine’s first medical marijuana convenience store
What is believed to be Maine’s first marijuana convenience store, one of only a handful in operation in the country, will open Thursday in Portland. At 10 a.m., Atlantic Farms Gas N’ Grass will start selling cannabis-infused gummies, tinctures and smokable marijuana to those fueling up at the former Getty Mart at 460 Warren Ave. […]
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From cutting hair to trimming cannabis, Small Batch takes over Bernard’s
The new Small Batch store at 711 Lisbon St. is for “artisanal crafted cannabis,” according to a news release for its grand opening Saturday. The new business is at the former Mr. Bernard’s School of Hair Fashion, which closed in 2015. Paul Clark, an extractionist working there, said the 8,000-square-foot space is set up with […]
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Federal judge questions suspect in pot bust about ‘$300,000 hidden under a rock’
PORTLAND — The father of an Auburn man charged earlier this year in connection with a federal drug raid in the Twin Cities appeared in court Monday. Daniel Poland III of D.L.P. Builders Inc. was charged in a 41-count indictment in October with making false statements to the Internal Revenue Service in May and July. […]
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Lewiston edits marijuana ordinance — again
Lewiston City Council Tuesday, Dec. 5 Marijuana ordinance What happened: The City Council approved a series of edits to its marijuana ordinance Tuesday, including new language added this week aimed at ensuring that businesses with pending licenses can be grandfathered before the Dec. 13 deadline. What it means: The changes are meant to update the […]
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Lewiston edits marijuana ordinance ahead of new state rules
LEWISTON — The City Council approved a series of small changes to its medical marijuana ordinance Tuesday, a month before new state regulations for the industry are scheduled to go into effect. City Administrator Ed Barrett said the most important change clarified that the city has not yet officially “opted in” under state law to […]
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Auburn extends moratorium on medical marijuana storefronts
AUBURN — The City Council on Monday extended a moratorium on medical marijuana caregiver storefronts by 180 days, as city staff laid out a timeline for creating new regulations. City officials originally passed a 180-day moratorium in May, intending to use the time to come up with zoning laws and ordinances to regulate where such […]
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People are paying less for legal marijuana and less in state taxes
Wholesale marijuana prices in Colorado have fallen by a third in just the past 12 months, continuing a price crash that began soon after the drug was legalized. Although this implies that some marijuana entrepreneurs are going to go bankrupt, the bigger financial hit will be felt by states that tax marijuana based on its […]