Maine hopes to avoid pitfalls during marijuana legalization push
MaineMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana May 22, 2019 0
Sales of recreational marijuana in Maine are on track to begin next March, and the state is looking to learn from mistakes that other states have made in legalizing the drug. The state’s voters chose to legalize adult use marijuana in November 2016, and months of delays and political... Read more
BioTrackTHC Selected as State of Maine’s Partner to Provide Marijuana Track and Trace Services
MaineMarijuana Industry News May 2, 2019 0
PRESS RELEASE Office of Marijuana Policy will begin contract negotiations with tracking system provider with plans of launching service during fall 2019. AUGUSTA – Today, the Office of Marijuana Policy, a part of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, announced the conditional award of a contract for marijuana track... Read more
Maine’s marijuana dilemma: ‘Cannabiz’ poised to grow, but in a holding pattern
MaineMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana April 29, 2019 0
Twenty-five years ago, Maine’s marijuana proprietors were more likely to be named in a local police blotter than the pages of Mainebiz. But today, Patricia Rosi, CEO of Wellness Connection of Maine, proudly talks about her company’s business in medical-use cannabis, which Maine legalized in 1999. “This is a... Read more
Maine releases draft rules for its recreational marijuana market
MaineMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana April 23, 2019 0
More than two years after residents voted to legalize recreational marijuana, Maine released draft rules Monday that detail how the state’s new adult-use market woud be launched, monitored and regulated by the Office of Marijuana Policy. The state released the rules in response to a Freedom of Access request... Read more
Maine lawmakers send marijuana sales bill to Gov. LePage. He’s vowed to veto it.
MaineTrending Stories October 26, 2018 0
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine legislators on Tuesday sent a bill that would finally allow marijuana retail sales as voters demanded to Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who has vowed to veto it. The Senate’s final passage of the bill comes after voters in 2016 approved retail marijuana sales. Possession of... Read more
