medical marijuana
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2025
Meet the man helping Maine’s illegal weed growers get licenses
'I would not smoke my clients' stuff,' said the Brooklyn man helping Chinese immigrants become caregivers, adding that he hopes to improve their practices.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2024
Maine’s recalls of moldy cannabis prompt questions on state testing standards
On the heels of back-to-back-to-back recalls, industry members are calling for an examination of the state's standards for yeast and mold, which they say are simultaneously too tight and too broad.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2024
Maine regulators increase audits of recreational cannabis after 3rd recall in 2 months
The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy has released little information about the recalls, including which yeasts and molds were found in samples, contamination levels, and how the products made it onto shelves after passing initial tests.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2024
‘Gray market weed’: Illegal grow house operators and their tainted product take refuge in Maine’s legal market
With a little paperwork and scant oversight, investigators say illegal grow houses tied to Chinese organized crime are increasingly shifting to the medical market, avoiding oversight in the process.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2024
Augusta city councilors vote to allow recreational cannabis sales
City councilors voted 5-1 to allow recreational cannabis sales in Augusta, where previously only medical cannabis businesses were allowed.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2024
Recreational marijuana proposal has high hopes in Augusta as council starts discussion
Officials are considering allowing recreational marijuana businesses in Augusta where only medical marijuana businesses are currently allowed.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2024
Maine has no testing requirement for medical cannabis. Public health advocates want that to change.
As new legislation regulating marijuana takes effect, the debate about whether and how to mandate testing and potency limits for medical cannabis continues.
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PublishedMay 1, 2024
What marijuana reclassification means for the United States
Attorney General Merrick Garland recommends loosening restrictions on marijuana, a historic shift in federal drug policy.
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PublishedApril 30, 2024
Attorney general moves to reclassify marijuana as lower-risk drug
The measure, if enacted, would not instantly legalize marijuana at the federal level but could broaden access to the drug for medicinal use.
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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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