Protesters are upset that state’s biggest marijuana company, Wellness Connection, is using the courts to open the recreational market to out-of-state competition.
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Portland marijuana ordinance headed to federal court
The state’s largest marijuana company argues that a retail license scoring system that favors locals is unconstitutional.
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Former Maine legislator to open medical marijuana retail store in Hallowell
Ed DuGay, a governmental affairs consultant and former Democratic state legislator, plans to open Hallowell 4Twenty at 31 Water St. before July 4.
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State decision to open adult-use marijuana market to non-residents sparks lawsuit
Maine Cannabis Coalition says the state’s decision to violate its own marijuana law will put residents at a competitive disadvantage.
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Pot shops reopen in Massachusetts, but some fear another shutdown
Recreational shops reopened this week as Massachusetts was the only state that deemed the stores ‘nonessential.’
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Portland gives Mainers an edge in marijuana retail market
The City Council votes to keep resident licensing preference despite legal advice and the state’s decision to abandon its resident-only policy.
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Portland approves local marijuana ordinance that favors Maine residents
Maine’s biggest city adopts a local licensing system, fee schedule and rules for medical and recreational marijuana businesses.
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Portland lab lands first conditional marijuana testing license
Nova Analytics plans to open its lab on Milliken Street in July, pending local and final state approvals.
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Federal mental health grants canceled because Maine has legal marijuana
A federal agency wipes out $3.3 million to students who have medical authorization.
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Brunswick Planning Board tables town’s first application for retail marijuana
Board members also expressed concerns that the town may have inadvertently written retail stores into a corner by making it, as board member Allison Harris said, “close to impossible for them to be built.”