The state’s largest cannabis company is continuing its efforts to eliminate Maine’s marijuana residency requirements for sellers, now with a federal lawsuit against the state’s medical program. And despite agreeing not to enforc...

July 16, 2021

AUGUSTA — A measure introduced by Rep. Lynne Williams (D-Bar Harbor) that gives Maine’s small medical marijuana growers and caregivers a greater say over any new rules generated by the Maine Office of Marijuana Poli...

July 7, 2021

Both the house and senate have passed LD 1242, which requires the Office of Marijuana Policy to work with those in the cannabis industry on proposed regulations AUGUSTA, Maine — Medical marijuana caregive...

July 1, 2021

Becoming a caregiver became a more viable business instead of a daily fight for survival. Medical marijuana sales totaled nearly $222 million in 2020, compared to $184 million for potatoes and $26 million for blueberries — the two food crops...

June 20, 2021

PORTLAND, Maine — Businesses in Maine offering edible marijuana gummies, beverages, chocolates and baked goods are hoping to grab a growing share of the market, though some worry about the appeal of edible products to children. Since recr...

May 4, 2021

Keri-Jon Wilson likes to think of Tara Canaday, the executive chef at Portland’s Pot and Pan, as “the stoner whisperer.”  Whether she’s whipping up cannabis-infused goodies like gingerbread-flavored bonbons or a Flamin...

May 2, 2021

A maturing recreational cannabis market in Maine is driving higher sales and lower prices - and consumers are spending more. Maine's 15 licensed adult-use retailers conducted 33,521 transactions worth $2.47 million in sales in January alone, the ...

February 20, 2021

BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- Two small Maine-based marijuana businesses are suing the agency that oversees recreational marijuana operations, arguing state licenses were illegally awarded to out-of-state owners. State law requires owners of marijuana o...

October 27, 2020

BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- Maine's marijuana regulators plan to allow two more cannabis businesses, both of which are slated to be located in Bangor. The state announced the first six marijuana business licenses earlier this week. The Maine Office of ...

September 13, 2020

The long-awaited launch of Maine's recreational marijuana market could be delayed further because of the coronavirus, according to a memo from state regulators. Earlier this month, a state agency projected that the first adult-use marijuana shops...

June 8, 2020

Maine officials have dropped the state residency requirement for those seeking a license to open an adult-use cannabis business. There is one less hurdle to opening up a marijuana business in Maine: chiefly, you don't have to be a resident of the...

May 27, 2020

Maine law states students can consume medical marijuana on campus with a prescription, which caused conflict with federal funding. A 2019 JAMA Pediatrics analysis found that more than 1 in 4 Maine children were diagnosed with at least one mental ...

May 23, 2020