Sweet Dirt, an Eliot-based company, opened Wednesday in the former Pine Cone Gift & Furniture Shop on Kennedy Memorial Drive.
Marijuana
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Cannabis Report
Marijuana has grown to become Maine’s most valuable crop
Sales of medical marijuana alone totaled nearly $222 million through October, making cannabis the state’s most valuable agricultural commodity.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
House votes to decriminalize marijuana at federal level
Supporters say the bill would help reverse adverse effects of the decades-long ‘war on drugs,’ while opponents call it a hollow political gesture.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Rep. Pingree: Why I am voting to end federal marijuana prohibition
A decriminalization bill will resolve conflicts between state and federal law and help support Maine’s legal cannabis industry.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Marijuana delivery driver beaten, robbed at gunpoint in Portland
It was the third such robbery since October, Portland police say.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Cannabis Report
Maine records $1.4 million in recreational cannabis sales in first month
The average sale during an inaugural month limited by supply shortages and in-store purchase limits was about $66, state records show.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Cannabis Report
Wellness Connection to open adult-use cannabis shop Monday in South Portland
The store marks the beginning of Maine’s largest marijuana company’s conversion from medical to recreational sales.
Posted inBusiness, Election 2020, Maine, Maine Cannabis Report
Voters reject Portland’s cautious approach to retail marijuana
The elimination of a cap on cannabis stores in Maine’s largest city passes by a 6-percentage-point margin.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, Times Record
Durham voters OK adding town manager, reject town marijuana
About 57% of the 2,500 voters who cast their ballots voted in favor of transitioning to a town manager style of government. About 52% voted down a series of articles that would have allowed various types of marijuana businesses in town.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Push to relax drug laws gains big victories on state ballots
Five more states legalized marijuana for adults and voters made Oregon the first state to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of street drugs such as cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine.