The City Council is considering a moratorium to pause new applications for licenses while the Ordinance Review Committee considers whether regulations Gardiner enacted earlier this year need revising.
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State issues Bangor’s first adult-use cannabis licenses
Bangor gets its first adult-use grower, Allure Cultivation, and will see a medical marijuana shop, Firestorm, convert to recreational sales on Oct. 1.
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Maine approves adult-use cannabis stores in South Portland, Northport
The approvals were among 6 recreational cannabis licenses the state awarded Tuesday for retailers, growers and testing labs, but consumer sales won’t begin until Oct. 9.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Cannabis Report
Recreational marijuana sales in Maine to begin, finally, on Oct. 9
Maine will begin issuing active adult-use business licenses on Sept. 8, with retail sales to follow a month later.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Cannabis Report
State predicts 1st recreational cannabis sales by end of year
The first wave of grows, manufacturing plants and testing labs will open in the fall, giving the industry time to prepare for consumer sales.
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Marijuana activists target large provider’s legal challenges
Protesters are upset that state’s biggest marijuana company, Wellness Connection, is using the courts to open the recreational market to out-of-state competition.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Cannabis Report
State decision to open adult-use marijuana market to non-residents sparks lawsuit
Maine Cannabis Coalition says the state’s decision to violate its own marijuana law will put residents at a competitive disadvantage.
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Portland gives Mainers an edge in marijuana retail market
The City Council votes to keep resident licensing preference despite legal advice and the state’s decision to abandon its resident-only policy.
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Portland lab lands first conditional marijuana testing license
Nova Analytics plans to open its lab on Milliken Street in July, pending local and final state approvals.
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Maine drops residency requirement for recreational marijuana businesses
The state reached an agreement with a marijuana company Monday that eliminates the rule that would have required applicants to have lived in Maine for 4 years.