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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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PublishedOctober 5, 2024
Augusta approves city’s first 2 recreational marijuana shops
Earlier this year Augusta councilors approved allowing recreational cannabis retail stores, after years of only medical marijuana sales being allowed in the city.
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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 6, 2024
Medical marijuana license denial sparks heated debate in Augusta
Frank Berenyi of Waterville is seeking to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Augusta says officials based their decision on "lies and slander."
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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
DEA moves to reclassify marijuana as lower-risk drug
The DEA’s proposal, which still must be reviewed, would recognize the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledge it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs.
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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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