The state’s recreational cannabis market is set to finally open Friday, but few stores will be, and supplies are expected to be extremely limited.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Cannabis Report
Maine’s cannabis market: Things to know before you go
How much can you buy? Where can you consume it? Will sales be cash only? What happens if you get pulled over?
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Posted inPortland Forecaster
Award system delays pot store licensing in Portland
The Portland City Council continues to grapple with the process as it considers revising or eliminating the licensing system it has in place.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Cannabis Report
More than one-quarter of Portland’s would-be cannabis retailers face disqualification
In the race to secure one of the 20 licenses to sell pot in Maine’s biggest city, a dozen applicants haven’t satisfied basic requirements such as paying city taxes and fees on time.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Volume of pot licenses prompting possible cap
The South Portland City Council will discuss capping the number of marijuana-related business licenses at a workshop next month.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Sifting through retail pot applications ‘long process’
Several of the applicants propose stores that are too close together, meaning those who score highest on the scoring rubric would get the license.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Cannabis Report
State licenses 2 more recreational cannabis stores, first manufacturing facility
The approval of stores in South Portland and Newry gives Maine a total of 5 retail outlets to date that will be allowed to open as of Oct. 9.
Posted inNation & World
With 7 dead, California pot ranch is tied to organized crime
Authorities say an illegal marijuana growing operation where seven people were fatally shot had the markings of organized crime.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
State issues Bangor’s first adult-use cannabis licenses
Bangor gets its first adult-use grower, Allure Cultivation, and will see a medical marijuana shop, Firestorm, convert to recreational sales on Oct. 1.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine approves adult-use cannabis stores in South Portland, Northport
The approvals were among 6 recreational cannabis licenses the state awarded Tuesday for retailers, growers and testing labs, but consumer sales won’t begin until Oct. 9.