Maine Cannabis Chronicle

01/14/2021

Demand for recreational marijuana outpacing supply in Maine

In regards to supply, it has been been a tough start for Maine’s adult use marijuana industry. Meanwhile, medical marijuana seems well stocked.

Maine is currently the only state in the country to kick off recreational marijuana sales during the pandemic. [Maine's cannabis industry booming during the pandemic] According to the Maine Office of Marijuana Policy, even with nearly 45 active licenses given to growers, manufacturers, testing sites...

01/13/2021

Are Maine’s new marijuana rules ‘an attack on the medical program?’ | The Portland Phoenix

What are your thoughts on the Maine Office of Marijuana Policy's proposed rules?

Are Maine’s new marijuana rules ‘an attack on the medical program?’ By Sam Pfeifle - January 13, 2021 202 Mark Barnett, owner of Higher Grounds, a coffee shop and hemp apothecary in Portland’s Old Port that will soon be a licensed medical cannabis seller, is also executive chairman of the Ma...

01/11/2021

Maine's cannabis industry booming during the pandemic

Maine cannabis making headlines again.

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Maine’s cannabis industry reports business has been booming during the pandemic. Staff at OMG Cannabis Co. said they were able to launch their cannabis delivery business during the pandemic, and unlike other small businesses who have suffered during this time, he says he's b...

12/22/2020

Illegal marijuana grow discovered in Vassalboro, nearly 1,000 plants burned

A grow was busted today. What’s your feelings about this?

Police say a Winslow man wasn’t licensed to have that many plants on-site, and was allowed to keep three.

12/20/2020

Friends of the magazine Organically Good Trio are Live now at High 95!

12/16/2020

WMTW-TV

Are you excited about SADDLEBACK MAINE opening back up?

12/03/2020

Maine Cannabis Chronicle Volume II Issue III

We are pleased to present the latest edition available in both print and on Issuu here --->

https://issuu.com/mainecannabischronicle/docs/mcc2_3

Planthropy: Promoting human welfare through plant proceeds -- Cure Cannabis Co. & The Healing Company Medco. give back.

12/01/2020

USA TODAY Sports

Cannabis with a punch!

12/01/2020

Bull Moose in Portland Closes Their Doors Forever After Today

Sad to see this Bull Moose location close their doors 😢 Luckily, there are more locations nearby.

The flagship Portland location is closing, but the other 8 Maine Bull Moose stores will stay open. They plan on coming back to Portland.

11/17/2020

How would you like to add some medicated cranberry orange sauce to your Thanksgiving meal?

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHq2M_IBHVr/?igshid=7veq76acf8b5

11/12/2020

Welcome to Maine

The Welcome to Maine boys discuss cannabis.

The boys visit Maine Marijuana Dispensaries' Highbrow and All Kind. Mark polished off his fifth candy bar before he figured out they were medicated. Needless to say he had the ol' munchies after the shoot. You ever see someone order AND EAT $50 worth of dollar menu items at Taco Bell? Friggin Mark...

11/09/2020

From Volume II Issue II — @ihateianstuart review of Blue Widow from @northeastnaturalsllc
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I wouldn't be a true wook if I didn't have a preference for how hot I think my dab banger should be. As it stands now, I am a street-hardened soldier in the cold start gang. After years of breathing fire on hot nails and spicy glass, I have found my peace with cold starts. For those who do not know: a cold start is when you place your concentrate in a cold banger, cap it, and then heat it up until the exact point of combustion. And though you may be left with a small puddle of dabs after the torch, the experience is that much better on many levels: the taste, the high, hell, even the cough is different. If you haven't tried a cold start dab, stop what you’re doing and treat yourself.

I had planned to organize my Super Nintendo collection. I was working on a shelf in the corner of my man cave that has a slew of classic titles that get little to no use. After sifting through a few nostalgic titles, I got a hankering for a dab-a-roo. I grabbed my trusty dab rig, the torch, my pick, and Northeast Naturals’ Blue Widow. The dabs were white, like Karen on a rampage at Walmart over whether she needs to wear a mask white. Nice and clean, they tasted like organic cleaning chemicals you'd use to tidy up a van that a banjo player has been using as permanent housing. I took two dabs and quickly lost interest in organizing games; I wanted to play a few. Another two dab hits of the Blue Widow, and I was kicking some serious monster ass on Zombies Ate My Neighbors. An uplifting and powerful high, the Blue Widow was a perfect companion to an evening filled with the smashing of A and B buttons. I may have finally beat the high score I set back in the day, but the shelf is still unorganized. #mainecannabischronicle #medicalmarijuana #dabstagram #dabs #cannabis #207 #staylifted207 #coldstart ——> follow us on @twitch (TheCannaChronic207)

11/02/2020

Regenerative Life at @ancientgreenfarm 🌞🌱
BY E.P. PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF ANCIENT GREEN FARM
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Regenerative farming is farming using living soil and all organic materials; it creates an environment that generates and supports life by following natural processes. By implementing this method of farming, the earth used is remediated over time.

Many farmers are now turning to regenerative ways of farming and living, seeing an increased interest in not only growing food but also a consciousness regarding how it is grown. As the world realizes that what we consume determines our standard of living, many are choosing quality over convenience, a change our world needs! Maine is rich with generational organic farmers who have maintained heirloom strains from apple to maple. From vegetable gardeners to cannabis farmers, Maine has a wealth of health that is about to sweep the nation and set healing into the world. In essence, Maine has become the state to emulate.
Husband and wife duo Bobby and Kate Gaudette own the beautiful hidden gem Ancient Green Farm in the quaint town of Bowdoinham, Maine. With a love for farming and living a life that exhales regeneration, the duo grow clean organic cannabis and maintain gardens to provide for their vision of healing through cannabis. The Gaudettes, like many, appreciate the way of living in Maine. Their land awaited use for a greater purpose, and though work needed to be done, the vision was clear. Five years in, and their desire to heal continues to grow, along with their connections to many like-minded farmers. Bobby brings his cannabis knowledge, and Kate is gifted with a green thumb, forming a land where healing and regeneration is felt as soon as you set your feet upon it.
READ MORE ON OUR WEBSITE or in the LATEST ISSUE OF THE MAGAZINE #maine #mainecannabis #mainecannabischronicle #regenerativefarming #regenerativeagriculture #207 #cannabis #medicalmarijuana #mainecannabiscommunity

10/29/2020

World of Bongs

Are you getting into the Halloween spirit?

Spooky hit🎃🎃🎃

Shop bongs: www.worldofbongs.co

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10/21/2020

Our friend Ryan from HighStriker in #Maine giving us some height reference on his outdoor medical marijuana grow. #cannabis #medicalmarijuana

10/20/2020

NECANN's Seed Events is giving away two free tickets to their upcoming event in Portland, Maine.

Are you ready?!? Tag a friend (and follow!) over on the @necannseeds Instagram account for a chance to win two tickets to the event!

Winner will be drawn on Wednesday.

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10/14/2020

Mainers spent over $250K on cannabis during first weekend

Even with short supplies, over $250K was spent on Maine adult use cannabis.

10/14/2020

Hallowbean

HallowBean! Happening October 31st, 2020. Swing by the Portland Sports Complex for this plant based event!

HallowBean - a NECANN event by NECANN - Saturday, October 31, 2020 09:00 AM at 512 Warren Ave in . Buy tickets and find information on Universe.

10/13/2020

Maine Cannabis Chronicle's cover photo

10/09/2020

Lines are long but efficient on Opening Day! We couldn’t sit back after all this time so we checked out two new Adult Use spots in So. Portland! It’s been a long, strange trip but we are here! And open!

10/08/2020

Congrats to Vermont for legalizing cannabis!

BREAKING: Vermont Gov. Phil Scott announced that he will allow legislation to legalize, regulate, and tax cannabis sales to become law without his signature. Vermont now joins the 10 existing U.S. states that have laws regulating and taxing cannabis for adult use!

09/27/2020

Vj Foo

Tune in now! Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) is LIVE now!

Sunday September 27, 2020

9:00AM Welcome and Introduction to the Online Fair: Sarah Alexander & Beth Schiller, MOFGA

9:05AM Seed Saving: Will Bonsall, Khadighar Farm

10:00AM Simply Sauerkraut Make-A-Long: Wendy Watson, MOFGA

11:00AM Keynote: Relocalizing and Restoring Traditional Food Varieties: Building a Regional Indigenous and Local Food System: Winona LaDuke, Anishinaabeg Agriculture & Honor the Earth

12:00PM Why Work with Sheep Dogs?: John Simmons, Stoneheart Farms

1:00PM Waterbath Canning 101: Amy LeBlanc, Whitehill Farm and MOFGA, NOFA, IFOAM member - Link to PDFhttp://avenue.media/transfer/NEWWaterbathCanning.pdf

1:30PM Got Chickens, Now What? Basic Chicken Care: Crystal Sands, Sands End Farm

2:00PM No-Till Vegetable Production: Daniel Mays, Frith Farm

3:00PM Chainsaw Tree Felling Demo: Tim Libby, MOFGA Low Impact Forestry Chair

3:30PM Sweet Annie Crown Making: Billi Barker, Fire Fly Farm and Enchanted Kitchen at Fire Fly Farm

4:00PM Raising Heritage Pigs for
Meat: Mary Thompson, Beans Corner Farm

5:00PM Natural Dyeing with Goldenrod: Stacie Beyer, Fair Fleece Speakers Tent Coordinator

5:30PM Musical Performance: Inana: Sisters in Rhythm

5:50PM Community Closing: Sarah Alexander & April Boucher, MOFGA

Live stream brought to you by
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Avenue Media - https://avenue.media/

09/14/2020

Our friends New Fame will be performing this Saturday, September 19, 2020 at The Thirsty Pig in Portland. Definitely worth seeing them live!

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CFH8OxsBrBT/?igshid=hjppil3e56rs

09/11/2020

Bangor’s 1st recreational marijuana shop gets state approval

Bangor is getting adult use very soon...

09/09/2020

Yesterday, OMP issued the very first active licenses for Maine’s adult use marijuana program.

Press release: https://www.maine.gov/dafs/omp/news-events/news/aump-first-active-licenses

Adult use transparency dashboard: https://www.maine.gov/dafs/omp/open-data/adult-use

Earlier today, OMP issued the very first active licenses for Maine’s adult use marijuana program.

The newly-licensed entities represent the very first establishments in Maine’s burgeoning adult use marijuana industry that may come into possession of and begin processing adult use marijuana and marijuana products. Marijuana stores, while recipients of active licenses, must refrain from conducting retail sales until the state’s retail sales launch date of October 9.

Press release: https://www.maine.gov/dafs/omp/news-events/news/aump-first-active-licenses

Adult use transparency dashboard: https://www.maine.gov/dafs/omp/open-data/adult-use

09/03/2020

Drone drops hundreds of bags of cannabis in Tel Aviv

Now THAT's some air mail.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/drone-drops-hundreds-of-bags-of-cannabis-dropped-in-tel-aviv-640981?fbclid=IwAR0BLtgkgggLNtXFuHXvBqbdi1o9sCHwG7ZredNK4ZpkIPLb72XPHmOQItw

The bags were dropped by the "green drone" Telegram group, which advocates for the legalization of cannabis in Israel, with "free love" being the group's slogan.

08/28/2020

Sweet Dirt Highlights Commitment to Maine in Transition to State’s Adult-Use Cannabis Market: The Starting Line

Our friends at Sweet Dirt were recently interviewed by Cannabis Dispensary Mag:

"Despite the years-long rollout of the adult-use market, Jim Henry, CEO of Sweet Dirt, a medical cannabis operator that holds multiple conditional licenses in the adult-use program, says Maine’s cannabis industry will be worth the wait."

Executives from the Maine-based company discuss their plans to transition from a medical cannabis operator to a vertically integrated adult-use business.

08/19/2020

The wait is over! The latest issue is dropping soon at select locations. Stay tuned for more details! This issue is 🔥🔥🔥 and loaded with fresh new content! Big thanks to everyone who made it possible both advertisers and creatives! VOLUME II ISSUE II includes: ▪️Faces in the Field: Ryan of @eastand_eye ▪️Never Gonna Give You Up: An Interview with @iamrickroller ▪️Music Medicine: @vgmb13 ▪️Regenerative Life at @ancientgreenfarm AND MUCH MORE!!! The Maine Product Showcase is filled with some serious sizzlers! There’s the Breeder Series: Interview with @meltingpotfarm, Strain Safari with The Strainger @ihateianstuart, Kind & COVID by @kindand.co & @chelseamacdaddy, Subone @timclorius Imagines @stoneyhillcannabis JUST TO NAME A BIT MORE! Advertisers allow us to keep working! Big shout to all of them! #maine #mainecannabischronicle #cannabis #medicalmarijuana #mainecannabis #magazine #marijuana #cannabisindustry #420 #staylifted207 #207 #thewaylifeshouldbe

08/13/2020

Cannabigerol (CBG): The new cannabinoid on the block

New article up on the site! #hemp #cbd

I have been a hemp farmer for the past two seasons concentrating on CBD ( cannabidiol) production. Unfortunately, prices for extract have fallen greatly,…

08/12/2020

11k to 43k monthly listeners! Check out the hot summer track Keep Blazin’ by Green Lion Crew & Roe Summerz. #reggae

08/04/2020

Green Woods Roots & Culture Revival DRIVE-IN Concerts

This weekend Friday & Saturday Aug 7-8th is The DRIVE-IN Version of the 2020 2020 Green Woods Roots & Culture Revival! Thomas Point Beach in Brunswick ME.

Packed with special guests and performances by Greg Roy Satta Sound w Prince Negasi , Justice for the River, The Midnight Ramblers, Van Gordon Martin Band, Roots Rhythm & Dub, New Fame , Dub Apocalypse w Dela (sax player of Slightly Stoopid) & Green Lion Crew w special guest all the way from Kingston Jamaica, The Bushmaster- Kevin 'Zuggu DAN' Patterson!

Main stage is active from 4:20pm - 10:00pm

Tickets are good for 1 car (4 people.) Here is a link to $25 off the weekend ticket price!

https://events.liveit.io/green-woods-roots-culture-revival/green-woods-roots-culture-revival/?dc=MCC1LOVE

#reggae #festival #sociallydistanced #driveinconcert #greenwoodsreggaerevival #maine

Reggae & Biofuel powered fun for the entire family!

08/03/2020

Psychics in Portland Are Helping Mainers Find Their Lost Weed

Do what you gotta do.

https://wjbq.com/psychics-in-portland-are-helping-mainers-find-their-lost-weed/?fbclid=IwAR1-2aX-vwP7PYgYSFrf-cRv_71wkb1amY9v6sas_yBWkwTlXFNrjgVGpzo

You may not be able to get recreational marijuana delivered to your door, but you can have your lost weed returned to you...for a fee.

07/30/2020

State predicts 1st recreational cannabis sales by end of year

Adult use sales are coming to Maine, but the start date is still just a prediction at this point.

The first wave of grows, manufacturing plants and testing labs will open in the fall, giving the industry time to prepare for consumer sales.

07/29/2020

Green Woods Roots & Culture Revival

Tgis is one of our favorite songs of this summer!

Check Green Lion Crew at this year’s Green Woods Roots & Culture Revival! We’ll see you there!

#GreenWoodsReggae is excited to welcome back Green Lion Crew to our stage on August 9th - part of our 2020 DRIVE-IN CONCERT weekend! Space is limited - reserve your parking area today (link in bio) www.GREENWOODSREGGAE.com

07/27/2020

A quick peak at what’s going on with our friends at Best Friend Farms!

#maine #cannabis #medicalmarijuana #regenerativefarming