AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine lawmakers are returning to Augusta to tackle big questions on recreational marijuana sales and funding for voter-approved Medicaid expansion. Wednesday marks the first day of the second session of the 128th Legislature. This year, lawmakers face re-election. Several legislative leaders are running for governor and Congress. While Medicaid expansion and recreational […]
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Lawmakers optimistic they can resolve disagreements on marijuana bill
AUGUSTA — Key lawmakers will meet with Gov. Paul LePage on Friday to try to reach agreement on how to change an adult-use marijuana bill so it would gain his support. Members of a special committee that drafted the bill after state voters approved legalization in 2016 said they were optimistic that they could reach […]
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Joy to the weed: Marijuana legalization comes bearing gifts
In this Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017 photo, James MacWilliams prunes a marijuana plant that he is growing indoors in Portland, Maine. “I figure, I’ve got all this pot, I might as well just give it away for Christmas,” said MacWilliams, who started growing weed when it became legal and is giving away fancy jars of […]
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Maine processors who make pot products facing state crackdown
Tree Tap Extracts in Jay produces marijuana-infused maple sugar candies for patients, some of whom prefer to ingest the drug without having to smoke it. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) Maine plans to start cracking down on the growing number of labs and kitchens that specialize in turning cannabis into a product that doesn’t have […]
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Legislative committee tries crafting a compromise recreational marijuana bill
State lawmakers are launching a new effort to overhaul Maine’s recreational pot law in January, hoping to find a political compromise to avoid another gubernatorial veto. The committee charged with launching the state’s commercial adult-use market already has reintroduced the bill that Gov. Paul LePage vetoed last month, changing just a few of the dates […]
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Cannabis-infused dog munchies planned by Canadian pot grower
Turns out, this bud isn’t just for you. True Leaf Medicine International Ltd., a small Canadian company operating in the country’s fast-emerging marijuana industry, plans to sell dog chews containing cannabis extracts. True Leaf already makes hemp-seed infused products for dogs to ease joint pain, anxiety and inflammation. It intends to raise C$10 million ($7.8 […]
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Medical marijuana caregivers see hardships but good news in new regulations
AUGUSTA — Medical marijuana caregivers say Maine’s new program rules may not be as bad – or require as much work to follow – as they had initially feared. Some caregivers say the new rules may even help the industry by legitimizing certain practices that were once considered legally murky, like patient cycling, a method […]
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Maine Republicans say they’ll block marijuana bill again if it isn’t overhauled
House Minority Leader Ken Fredette, R-Newport, says the Legislature’s Marijuana Legalization Implementation Committee must draft legislation that’s tougher on people who drive high, crack down on loopholes in the state’s medical marijuana program and kill a tax-sharing provision for cities and towns that host recreational growing operations or retail stores. (Derek Davis/Portlande Press Herald) Republicans […]
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Maine House upholds Paul LePage’s veto of recreational marijuana regulations
AUGUSTA — The Maine House voted Monday to sustain Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that would create the legal framework for retail sales of recreational marijuana. The bill was the result of more than nine months of work by a special committee tasked with implementing the law that voters narrowly approved last November, […]
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Mexico business offers classes on cannabis-infused products
Don Hamann, owner of Heal Yourself Naturally, stands with his wife, Debbie Hamann, left, and Cindy French. On Thursday, the Mexico business will begin classes for making cannabis-infused products. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) Heal Yourself Naturally, which offers cannabis products, accessories and education, is at 128 Main St. in Mexico, beside the Town Office. (Bruce […]