Penelope Overton writes about the lobster and marijuana industries in Maine, a mix of the iconic and the emerging, the economic powerhouse and the mysterious darkhorse. Just the right mix of old and new for a Maine transplant. Penny joined the Press Herald in 2016. She has covered politics and government, the environment and Indian Country in Florida, Connecticut, Arizona and Washington, D.C. Her favorite stories are when she gets to dive into a world where readers seldom venture. When she’s not newspapering, Penny and her young daughter like to hike, body surf, travel and explore new books, places, poems and people. She is plovertonpph on both Instagram and Snapchat.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2017
Revenue, cost estimates hazy on marijuana implementation
As lawmakers prepare to vote on adult-use pot rules, a fiscal assessment has ‘more cautionary notes than real projections.’
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PublishedOctober 11, 2017
State names new medical marijuana director
Craig Patterson steps into the post, which has been vacant for about one year.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2017
Police searching for Hollis man after standoff at Portland motel
After evacuating motel residents as a precaution, police entered the man’s fourth-floor room only to discover he wasn’t there.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2017
Marijuana bill would let communities decide on allowing recreational pot businesses
The last-minute change would take pressure off local governments, which have been trying to enact ordinances to regulate marijuana operations or keep them out altogether.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2017
First half of Maine’s lobstering season ‘painfully slow’ for fishermen
Dock prices are also down amid reports of light catches, leaving the industry worried but hoping for a rebound in the next few months.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2017
Legislative panel signs off on bill to spell out Maine’s rules for recreational pot
The committee that’s drafting regulations for Maine’s legal recreational market endorses the bill 13-2, but some lawmakers are concerned about Gov. LePage’s opposition to legalization.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2017
As lawmakers add, cut and tweak, Maine’s law for recreational marijuana takes shape
The oversight committee adopts stricter residency requirements for licensing; broadens allowances for growing pot; and preserves the 12-plant limit on adult-use grows.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2017
Lawmakers get an earful as public packs hearing on rules for legal pot
Medical marijuana caregivers turn out in force to urge changes to Maine’s Marijuana Legalization Act to prevent adult-use laws from interfering with their program.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2017
Limits on personal marijuana grows likely to dominate public hearing
Lawmakers will hear from the public Tuesday on all aspects of their proposed rules. How much pot someone can grow on their own property is likely to be a contentious issue.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2017
Maine’s marijuana social clubs likely to be no-smoking venues
Draft rules are unlikely to contain an exemption to state law barring smoking in public places, so pot would have to be consumed through edibles or tincture.
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