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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.
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The dispensary owners attribute the decline to increased and unfair competition that forces them to cut prices, driving down revenue even more.
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viaUnregulated competition is forcing dispensaries to cut prices, which drives annual sales down even more.
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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.
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The proposal would prohibit manufacturing and testing facilities in town.
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Three dispensaries, combined, had donated nearly 20 percent of the money collected to usher in the new governor as of Dec. 22.
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The marijuana industry had seminal year in 2018, with legalization spreading in the US and across Canada, billions invested in cannabis companies and even a cannabis-based drug getting regulatory approval.
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Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc. is taking a 45 percent stake in Cronos Group, the Canadian medical and recreational marijuana provider.
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The 15-person panel still has two legislative seats to fill.
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Having more places to sell allows retail chains to buy at a larger scale for a lower price.
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The former chewing gum executive will take over a chain of medical marijuana dispensaries.
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'The Hemp Road Trip' will be shown Nov. 26 in Portland.
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Five companies have submitted bids to become Maine's adviser as it launches an adult-use industry.
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An existing medical marijuana dispensary in Northampton, Mass. will begin offering recreational cannabis.
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The federal anti-racketeering case was closely watched by the cannabis industry in the U.S.
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The state received several questions on its call for a consultant to guide the rule-making around cannabis regulations, prompting it to extend the bidding deadline.
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A Washington, D.C.-based trade group is told that Maine's adult-use marijuana law isn't likely to be fully implemented until next fall.
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The more than 30 speakers scheduled to appear in Portland over two days include the cultivation editor of High Times.
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City officials say the temporary ban would give them time to set rules for cannabis facilities, but businesses argue that would be unfair because of the time and money they have already invested.
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The selected company will have to submit its adult-use market plan by the end of April for review by state officials and legislators.
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Vicente Fox expects his country to legalize recreational pot use in 2019 and has long believed it would reduce cartel violence.
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Richard J. Greenlaw has agreed to return $340,000 in proceeds and pay a $50,000 fine after collecting about $500,000 by offering securities without being registered, the Securities and Exchange Commission says.
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One in seven Canadian cannabis users has driven high at least once in the past three months, government data shows.
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The city's Marijuana Task Force unveils its plan for where adult-use marijuana establishments could sprout up in Hallowell.
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With illicit sales still thriving and a patchwork of local laws creating confusion, anxiety and frustration has set in across much of the industry.
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'If the NCAA will test him and clear him, then coaches will come recruit him,' the player's father says.
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Marijuana packaging and other waste is putting the state's environmentalist credentials to the test.
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The landmark home is part of an effort to return industrial hemp to its historical context and promote its use in the modern world.
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Canadians may soon find that their government's decision to normalize a "victimless crime" has in fact victimized their American dreams.
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The move continues a trend of U.S. cannabis companies heading north, where federal laws don't inhibit access to international markets.
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Supporters see an opportunity to repair decades of harm done to poor and minority groups disproportionately arrested for pot use.
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If you think being able to legally buy cannabis in Maine and Canada will mean you can cross the border with it, you're wrong.
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By a wide margin, legislators override a veto by Gov. Paul LePage to push forward changes in the state's medical marijuana industry.
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Polling shows public support for the initiative, but opposition from Republican and religious leaders is expected to intensify.
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But the law has no provision for pot shops, meaning users must either grow it themselves or buy it from illicit dealers.
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In all, about 21 percent of people surveyed by the state reported using marijuana in the last 30 days.
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The Denver-based beermaker is negotiating with several Canadian marijuana companies in an attempt to halt declining sales.
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Legalization supporters say it's another setback for the state's industry.
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Supporters fear the state is falling behind neighboring Maine and Massachusetts
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Full vending machines and pot on the pillow could be just the start for some. Just don't expect it from the big hotel chains, which remain leery of marketing to cannabis users.
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Starting July 1, all marijuana sold in the state must adhere to new quality standards.
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New programs focus on decision making and emphasize the facts, unlike the 'Just Say No' days of the '80s.
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But the law won't be in effect until Oct. 17. Officials had hoped to institute it sooner, but provinces need more time to prepare.
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In a narrow ruling, justices say federal law trumps state law in a case involving medical treatment for an injured paper worker.
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A data tracking firm estimates that Canadians spent $5.7 million on pot in 2017 even though it was illegal recreationally.
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With recreational or medical pot now legal in 29 states, employment in the industry is expected to double over the next three years.
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Staggering oversupply and collapsing prices can be traced to the state's earliest decisions to shape its industry, experts say.
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He says making the state the first to allow use in public spaces, something Maine also has avoided, could lead to a federal crackdown and more impaired drivers on the roads.
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The grow room was being rented in a building occupied by the Woodworkers Paradise plant.
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