Two former Franklin County sheriff’s deputies are anticipated to plead to conspiracy to commit honest services fraud. Two other charges to be dismissed if judge accepts plea agreements.
Marijuana
Posted inTimes Record
Wiscasset voters OK marijuana shops
Wiscasset will allow recreational and medical marijuana stores for the first time.
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Science may be creating a new market for Maine’s medical marijuana
Researchers are looking at new therapeutic uses for the plant, and the state is poised to profit.
Posted inNation & World, News
She sued to stop her neighbor from smoking marijuana and won
The court decision in Washington, D.C., comes as complaints over the smell of marijuana have arisen amid a boom in the cannabis industry.
Posted inBusiness, News
Scarborough sniffs around for odor-control solution at cannabis growing site
A plant near Pine Point is home to 15 cannabis cultivators, and emits a smell that bothers neighbors. But a proposed ordinance to reduce it is impractical, some cultivators say.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
New Hampshire governor offers path to legalizing marijuana after state Senate rejects bill
New Hampshire is the only state in New England that makes it a crime to smoke pot recreationally.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
New Hampshire Senate rejects marijuana legalization bill, leaving state an outlier in New England
Republicans, who control the Senate, dismissed the bill on a 14-10 vote.
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Heavy marijuana use increases schizophrenia in men, study finds
As many as 30% of cases of schizophrenia among men aged 21-to-30 could have been prevented had they avoided cannabis use disorder, according to a study.
Posted inBusiness, News
Maine’s medical cannabis market seeing a ‘mass exodus’ of caregivers
A new report from the state shows more than one-fourth of the individuals in the occupation have quit since 2021, often in response to an overabundance of cannabis supply.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Augusta City Councilors express interest in allowing recreational marijuana sales
The city has allowed the sale of medical marijuana since 2019.