Companies would be prevented from punishing workers who fail tests that detect recent marijuana use.
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Marijuana use among young people in U.S. at record high, study says
Nearly 43% of people between the ages of 19 and 30 used cannabis in the past year, according to a report funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
New York starts taking applications to sell recreational pot
The first 150 dispensary licenses will go to people with past marijuana convictions or their relatives.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report, Nation & World
Missouri voters to decide automatic forgiveness for past cannabis crimes
Only seven of the 19 states where marijuana is legal require some sort of judicial forgiveness.
Posted inCops & Courts, News
Former Franklin County prosecutor sentenced to 2 years probation, $2,000 fine for deleting text messages
Kayla Alves, 37, of Farmington was sentenced in federal court for her role in an alleged criminal conspiracy operation of industrial cultivation and distribution of marijuana.
Posted inBusiness
Arkansas court asked to put recreational cannabis measure on ballot
A state panel rejected the ballot question even though it had enough signatures to qualify.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report
Black farmers feeling left out of Florida’s medical marijuana system
None of the state’s 22 licenses issued so far have gone to Black farmers.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s cannabis producers see high costs of lighting up
The industry, pinched by high energy costs and low wholesale prices, seeks out cheaper grow-lamp options.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn man pleads guilty to drug charges in 2018 area raid
Tyler Poland struck a deal with federal prosecutors in which he agreed to serve up to 51 months in prison.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report
Effort to put cannabis question before Missouri voters goes down to the wire
After years of failing to convince state lawmakers to make pot products legal for recreational use, a coalition of medical marijuana companies is spending millions on a ballot initiative.