Bill calling for secrecy in marijuana industry divides cannabis community in Maine
MaineMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana February 11, 2020 0
Efforts to keep some marijuana license details secret has divided Maine’s cannabis community: some see secrecy as protection from rivals and theft, while others worry it will allow out-of-state raiders to take over the local adult-use market. But the industry is united against a state proposal to deem alcohol-based extraction of... Read more
Dispensary operator named to state cannabis board
MaineMarijuana Industry News December 31, 2019 0
Josh Quint, director of operations for the Biddeford-based medical marijuana firm Canuvo, will become the first grower to serve on the 15-member panel. The director of operations at Canuvo, one of Maine’s eight state-licensed medical cannabis dispensaries, has been appointed to the Marijuana Advisory Commission and will become the... Read more
Maine hemp farmers fear proposed rule change could cost them their crop
Industrial HempMaineMarijuana Industry News December 18, 2019 0
Maine is proposing new hemp farming rules that would change the way it calculates how much THC is allowed in state-licensed plants, effectively reducing the already small amount of psychoactive element allowed in this cash crop to prepare farmers for demanding new federal limitations. Using the proposed potency formula,... Read more
Maine receives dozens of marijuana business applications in first week
MaineMarijuana Industry News December 16, 2019 0
The state says it has taken 76 applications since Dec. 5, with 38 for retail stores, 27 for cultivation facilities and 11 for manufacturing operations. AUGUSTA — The first week of applications to open marijuana businesses in Maine has been busy, with dozens of prospective businesses lining up to... Read more
Maine to start accepting applications for recreational pot businesses months before market is set to open
MaineMarijuana Industry News December 6, 2019 0
AUGUSTA, Maine — Recreational pot sales are getting closer to becoming a reality in Maine as state regulators open the licensing process for businesses Thursday. Business owners hoping to cash in can apply using an online form on the state’s website. The process for individual licenses began in November. ... Read more
Proposed federal hemp rules would hurt Maine’s fledgling industry, state officials say
MaineMarijuana Industry News December 6, 2019 0
State agriculture officials are saying new federal rules regulating hemp production nationally would hurt Maine’s rapidly growing hemp industry. The rules proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture are open for public comment, and Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Commissioner Amanda Beal detailed the state’s concerns about them... Read more
