Cannabis Report
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PublishedOctober 24, 2019
Former Portland deputy chief now in charge of Maine’s cannabis compliance
Vern Malloch, who served 35 years in the Portland Police Department, is the first director of compliance in Maine's newly created Office of Marijuana Policy.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2019
Out-of-state hemp now allowed in Maine CBD market
For one month, Maine hemp farmers had the state's CBD-infused food market to themselves, but a law change has reopened it to out-of-state growers.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2019
Hopes for hemp farm in Whitefield wilt as bank and insurer cut farmers loose
Farming hemp is legal under state and federal law, but many in the banking and insurance industries still consider it too hot to handle.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2019
Slow rollout in marijuana sales costs Maine revenue and jobs
Three years after legalizing adult-use marijuana, the state’s still waiting for retail shops. Consultants say the economy paid the price as dollars and expertise went elsewhere.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2019
Portland wants to score marijuana store applicants
A proposed scoring system for the city's 20 licenses would favor women- and minority-owned businesses, Maine residents, those willing to share profits with the city and those with a business track record.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2019
Marijuana testing labs: Will Maine have enough?
Other states have struggled to license enough, resulting in long delays, supply shortfalls and testing waivers
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2019
Maine’s first pick-your-own hemp field opens in Whitefield
About 50 people flock to Sheepscot General Farm, believed to be only the second publicly accessible hemp field in the U.S., on the first of 4 days of picking for consumers looking for plants to turn into CBD lotions and tinctures.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2019
Confusion reigns as Maine rolls out its marijuana tracking system
The state's pot policy office initially describes a costly tagging system for tracing products from plant to retail, then offers a more business-friendly explanation hours later.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Wellness Connection sues pot edibles partner, claiming breach of contract
Wellness Connection, Maine's largest medical marijuana dispensary firm, claims that substandard equipment and processes failed to produce enough THC from its marijuana extractions.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2019
Bath may soon allow retail pot sales
City councilors gave preliminary approval last week to an ordinance allowing recreational stores and dispensaries in a wide swath through the center of the city.
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