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PublishedJune 19, 2020
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.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
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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PublishedMay 15, 2020
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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PublishedMay 11, 2020
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.
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PublishedApril 10, 2020
Pandemic puts launch of Maine’s recreational marijuana market on hold
Maine's marijuana czar says launching the adult-use industry by June is 'simply unrealistic.'
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PublishedMarch 24, 2020
Virus worries may further delay start of recreational marijuana market
A memo from the state Office of Marijuana Policy said opening the market in June could conflict with social distancing guidelines.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2020
Maine issues first round of conditional marijuana licenses
Among them are four manufacturing facilities, 11 growing operations and 16 retail outlets in 10 communities, with five of the stores in Portland.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2020
State releases list showing who’s seeking marijuana business licenses
About 300 people, including an ex-governor's brother, are vying for more than 200 state licenses to grow, manufacture or sell recreational marijuana in Maine.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2020
Industry wins some, loses some in changes to medical marijuana reform bill
A legislative committee strips out a ban on small extraction labs, federal background checks, plant size limits and fines from a department-backed bill, but adds a testing requirement.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2020
Lawmakers strip secrecy and extraction rules out of marijuana bill
The controversial provisions would have driven up the cost of alcohol-based extractions and allowed marijuana companies to shield certain state license data from the public.
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