Four of the 38 applicants are seeking city approval to operate medical cannabis shops; the rest would sell recreational marijuana.
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Council revises retail marijuana rules after accidentally prohibiting business
Councilors Kathy Wilson and Dan Ankeles expressed an interest in seeing if the rules further relaxed, allowing the sale of marijuana beyond the town’s industrial zones.
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Portland likely to miss out on Maine’s first adult-use marijuana sales
A federal judge put the city’s retail license scoring system on hold after concluding its residency preference was probably unconstitutional.
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Brunswick council considering changes to marijuana rules because current standards make retail impossible
As written, the conditional use ordinances effectively prohibit any retail marijuana in town, even in the places it’s supposed to be allowed.
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State predicts 1st recreational cannabis sales by end of year
The first wave of grows, manufacturing plants and testing labs will open in the fall, giving the industry time to prepare for consumer sales.
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Ex-deputies linked to pot business that was target of federal drug raid
One former Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputy is treasurer and another a board member of a wholesale medical marijuana company hit in the sweeping raid last week in Farmington.
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Rangeley man registered agent for marijuana businesses searched by police
Farmington selectmen approved applications submitted by Lucas Sirois in 2019.
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Advocates file petition challenging Portland’s cap on marijuana stores
A 2,482-signature petition filed Friday would put the city’s 20-store limit on retailer licenses to a referendum in November.
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Top executive leaves Maine’s biggest marijuana company
Wellness Connection of Maine’s longtime CEO, Patricia Rosi, has departed to take a job at its corporate parent, Acreage Holdings.
Posted inThe Forecaster
City’s marijuana business rules now on the books
PORTLAND — Portland’s marijuana ordinance, which establish the types of marijuana businesses that can operate in the city, are now in effect, and retail store applications are being accepted. The ordinance sets regulations for business operations, caps retail marijuana stores at 20 and requires a 250 foot buffer between retail stores. It also allocates retail […]