Marijuana provider challenges Maine’s residency rule for sellers
MaineMarijuana Industry News March 25, 2020 0
Wellness Connection of Maine’s federal lawsuit seeks to overturn a rule that only Maine residents can obtain adult-use marijuana sales permits. A medical marijuana provider has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn a Maine rule that says only state residents or companies majority-owned by state residents can obtain... Read more
Maine releases list showing who’s seeking marijuana business licenses
MaineMarijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaRecreational Marijuana March 17, 2020 0
After months of reviewing applications, the Office of Marijuana Policy on Friday made public for the first time the list of about 300 people who are applying for more than 200 state licenses to cash in on Maine’s long-awaited recreational marijuana market. The list includes some surnames familiar to many Mainers,... Read more
Lawmakers strip secrecy and extraction rules out of marijuana bill in Maine
MaineMarijuana Industry NewsMedical Marijuana March 11, 2020 0
State lawmakers stripped the secrecy and extraction provisions from a marijuana bill Monday that would have allowed adult-use businesses to shield some license information from public scrutiny and driven up the price of infused foods, salves and tinctures. The Office of Marijuana Policy got the committee vote it needed to advance... Read more
Maine now expects retail marijuana stores won’t be open until June
MaineMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana March 3, 2020 0
Maine pushes the target date for adult-use marijuana sales back by 3 months, and lowers its projected sales tax revenue for the fiscal year that ends June 30. Maine is planning to have its first recreational marijuana shops open in June, three months later than expected. State budget forecasters... Read more
Maine’s plan to ‘harmonize’ marijuana programs would wreak havoc, critics say
MaineMarijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaRecreational Marijuana February 27, 2020 0
Maine wants to “harmonize” its medical and adult-use marijuana programs, but small growers, edible makers and retailers say the state’s proposed changes would drive them out of business and leave rural, cash-strapped patients without affordable medicine. The Office of Marijuana Policy told state lawmakers Wednesday that it wants the... Read more
Guidance issued for advertising marijuana products in Maine
MaineMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana February 24, 2020 0
Maine’s Office of Marijuana Policy warns that advertising for medical- or adult-use marijuana businesses should not target people under age 21. Maine’s Office of Marijuana Policy issued guidance Friday on how to advertise medical- and adult-use marijuana businesses without breaking state laws. The office issued the guidance after looking into... Read more
