Marijuana
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PublishedApril 26, 2024
Augusta may allow adult use marijuana businesses, but ban potentially dangerous extraction process
Officials in Augusta want to consider prohibiting or regulating a cannabis extraction process that uses flammable materials.
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PublishedApril 21, 2024
Suspect held without bail in Maine as feds investigate illicit marijuana grows in 20 states
Xisen Guo, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in China, faces charges after a bust in rural Penobscot County. A detention hearing is scheduled for Monday.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2024
Maine lawmakers support sealing past marijuana convictions – but not automatically
The proposal would allow convictions for marijuana cultivation and possession crimes committed prior to legalization to be eligible for sealing by a judge.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2024
Maine lawmakers scrap bill to decriminalize drug possession; opt for study instead
The original proposal sought to treat substance use as a public health issue and would have set up receiving centers to help people dealing with a crisis.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2024
Vice President Harris, rapper Fat Joe team up for discussion on easing marijuana penalties
A full seven in 10 U.S. adults favor legalizing marijuana, according to Gallup polling. Support for legalization is closer to eight in 10 among 18- to 34-year-olds.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2024
Gov. Mills opposes bills that would hide past marijuana offenses
Advocates say more people should be able to have convictions for low-level crimes such as marijuana possession sealed by the courts, but the proposals are opposed by Maine's governor and others.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2024
Police investigate ‘large marijuana grow’ in New Sharon
Police seized evidence from the home, although it was not disclosed what that involved.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2024
Sheriff: One arrested in Norridgewock after third bust in the last week of an illegal marijuana grow in Somerset County
Multiple law enforcement agencies, led by the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search warrant at a home on Betterment Road in Norridgewock, leading to the arrest of Zunjie Wu, 26, of Brooklyn, New York.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2024
Sheriff: More than 500 marijuana plants, drug materials seized at Mercer home in latest bust of illegal marijuana growing operation
No arrests were made because no one was at the Rome Road home when the raid was carried out, but officials say charges are expected after the occupants are located.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2024
Sheriff: Thousands of illegally grown marijuana plants seized during search of Norridgewock home
The bust of the illegal marijuana growing operation is part a larger investigation involving local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.
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