The Topsham Select Board heard updates on the new emergency alert notification system, Rave, and decided to wait to form a cannabis ordinance review committee, citing possible federal changes to cannabis laws.
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Posted inScarborough Leader
Scarborough council to vote on measures stemming from complaints about cannabis facility odors
Changes include enabling police to verify and enforce odor regulations in addition to code enforcement officials.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
What marijuana reclassification means for the United States
Attorney General Merrick Garland recommends loosening restrictions on marijuana, a historic shift in federal drug policy.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Shopping for cannabis in Maine will look different this summer
Babies in dispensaries, ID checks at registers and free samples: Businesses say a new law will improve the ‘weird’ cannabis shopping experience, reduce the stigma and make it akin to buying alcohol.
Posted inTimes Record
Freeport increases cannabis grow facility licenses
The town will now offer six licenses for cannabis cultivation, and potential changes to who can receive those licenses could be on the horizon.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Politics
Maine lawmakers support sealing past marijuana convictions – but not automatically
The proposal would allow convictions for marijuana cultivation and possession crimes committed prior to legalization to be eligible for sealing by a judge.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Committee endorses amended changes to cannabis industry regulations
The amended bill, sponsored by Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop, eliminates some of the more controversial elements in the original measure.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine regulators might let utilities report surges in power use as way to identify illegal cannabis grows
Versant Power, which calls illegal marijuana operations an ‘escalating problem,’ proposed the change to allow it, CMP and other utilities to disclose confidential customer information to law enforcement when there is ‘good faith belief’ of a crime.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine cannabis businesses call bill a ‘beacon of hope,’ but regulators say it’s too risky
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Kennebec, would make sweeping changes to rules governing Maine’s adult-use and medical cannabis markets.
Posted inCops & Courts, News
Police find thousands of marijuana plants in Turner home after fire reported
A deputy and firefighters found steam — not flames — and spotted marijuana plants inside the Auburn Road home. Authorities seized more than 2,000 plants, but have made no arrests.