Supporters say marijuana purchase regulations should mirror those for alcohol, but opponents warn against making it too easy to buy a drug that’s still illegal under federal law.
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Massachusetts court decides roadside drunken driving tests not valid for pot
Performance observations should be the measure of impaired driving, court says.
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Legal marijuana to highlight municipal training conference in Maine
How the state’s emerging cannabis industry can affect municipalities is on the agenda.
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Massachusetts town debates keeping legal pot businesses out
More than 100 communities have imposed bans, despite tax incentives.
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Maine judges hear landmark case for pot reimbursements under workers’ comp
A Supreme Judicial Court panel focuses on the conflict between ordering payment for a federally illegal drug and potentially leaving an injured worker to use prescription opioids.
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National marijuana consultants pitch their services to Maine
Maine’s call for information as its recreational marijuana industry emerges leads two big players on the U.S. scene to treat the request as a help-wanted ad.
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Draft bill would allow Maine dispensaries, caregivers to sell recreational marijuana
Medical marijuana caregivers also could join the for-profit adult-use market under the plan, but both are subject to change.
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Draft bill would tax Maine recreational pot sales at 20%
It would prohibit marijuana social clubs until June 1, 2019, but allow drive-thru and internet purchases.
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Maine marijuana activist detained at border, denied entry to Canada
Paul McCarrier says border agents cited a 2008 protest arrest as the reason – the charges were later dropped – but he also thinks his legalization role was a factor.
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Court case presents challenge to medical pot in injury case
A disabled worker says he’s found an effective alternative to opioids, but a paper mill and its insurer won’t pay for what federal law deems illegal.