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Brewer City Council votes to allow adult-use marijuana retail stores

Brewer City Council votes to allow adult-use marijuana retail stores

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Brewer City Council votes to allow adult-use marijuana retail stores

Business

Legislature passes bill to give caregivers, patients a say in medical marijuana regulations

Both the house and senate have passed LD 1242, which requires the Office of Marijuana Policy to work with those in the cannabis industry on proposed regulations
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To be blunt, financing the legal marijuana business in Maine is not easy

Colby College student Brandon Pollock had many challenges to overcome while trying to build his Maine cannabis business
Business

Maine marijuana business owners are banking on federal reform

The SAFE Banking Act would grant marijuana-based businesses, some in Maine, the same banking right as any other industry.
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Cannabis financing in Maine is difficult

Federal laws prohibit financing the cannabis business just one of many hurdles Maine companies face. Sam Rogers full story at 6PM Tonight
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Medical marijuana providers fight to be included in regulation process

Providers say rules are being proposed without consulting them, and those rules favor large corporations.
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Medical marijuana caregivers concerned over potential new regulations

On Monday, the Office of Marijuana Policy held a public hearing where caregivers expressed concerns
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Medical marijuana caregivers push back on proposed rules

State regulators say the current medical marijuana rules are out-of-sync with state law and must be aligned
Medical Marijuana Sales

Cannabis caregivers fight new draft of regulation rules

Hundreds of caregivers who grow marijuana as medicine in their homes are pushing back against a new draft of regulations by Maine's Office of Marijuana Policy
Business

Cannabis retailer fights state's claim mermaid logo is against rules, attracts minors

The Maine Office of Marijuana Policy found SeaWeed Co.'s logo violated state adult-use marijuana packaging and labeling laws.
Medical Marijuana Sales

Draft of new marijuana restrictions released

The Office of Marijuana Policy has released its draft of new regulations. This is the first time regulations have been put in place in three years.
Crime

Marijuana delivery driver robbed at gunpoint, assaulted in Portland

Portland police say a medical marijuana delivery driver was robbed while trying to make a delivery Tuesday night; two similar crimes happened in Oct.