Scott Lever will report to Erik Gundersen, who leads the state’s new Office of Marijuana Policy.
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State backs out of second cannabis contract
A deal with a Florida company to provide seed-to-sale tracking has been set aside and will be rebid.
Martha Stewart partners with cannabis firm
Stewart is partnering with Canopy Growth Corp. to assist in developing new products.
Firm that launched Colorado’s legal cannabis market wins Maine contract
In its second solicitation for a consultant to guide the state’s oversight of recreational marijuana, regulators pick Freedman and Koski, which challenged a previous award to a competitor.
Legislative committee endorses bill to allow sale of CBD edibles in Maine
Supporters say L.D. 630 is the fastest way to reopen the lucrative CBD market, which was all but shut down by a state order last month.
Medical marijuana dispensary sales in Maine drop for 2nd straight year
The dispensary owners attribute the decline to increased and unfair competition that forces them to cut prices, driving down revenue even more.
Medical marijuana dispensary sales in Maine drop for 2nd year in a row
Unregulated competition is forcing dispensaries to cut prices, which drives annual sales down even more.
Protesters rally at State House as lawmakers seek solution to ban on CBD products
More than 100 people turn out to protest the state’s removal order, and Democratic Rep. Craig Hickman of Winthrop introduces a bill to legalize sales of cannabidiol in Maine.
Public hearing Tuesday on medical marijuana in Gray
The proposal would prohibit manufacturing and testing facilities in town.
Marijuana dispensaries’ big donations to Mills inaugural have caregivers crying foul
Three dispensaries, combined, had donated nearly 20 percent of the money collected to usher in the new governor as of Dec. 22.