A digital publication covering the marijuana industry in the state of Maine and beyond.
Penelope Overton PPH
Maine will have had the longest wait - 1,223 days, if the state hits its March 15 deadline - between legalization and implementation of adult-use marijuana sales of any legal state in the U.S. Researchers say Maine could have made $82M in marijuana taxes and created more than 6,100 jobs during the two years we needed that other states didn’t.
https://www.pressherald.com/2019/04/22/maine-releases-draft-recreational-marijuana-rules/
Proposed regulations, made public at the request of the Press Herald, cover everything from licensing, inventory tracking and enforcement to advertising, packaging and labeling.
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Maine’s ‘first and only cannabis business park’ growing in Auburn | Sun Journal https://bit.ly/2uTo39U
New Mexico to become 24th state to decriminalize marijuana
It’s not legalization, but it’s still a big change in marijuana policy.
Bernie Sanders
Too many American lives, disproportionately people of color, have been destroyed because of criminal records from marijuana use. But across the country, we are making progress. We are building a movement to finally bring real criminal justice reform in this country, and that begins with removing marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and expunging records for individuals with minor charges so they can move forward with their lives.
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Alaska Becomes First State to Legalize 'Cannabis Cafes' | Laredo Morning Times https://bit.ly/2WBT3Xt
Maine's Honest Herb CO
This show, every year, is far more entertaining, informative and fun than Necann. Unfortunately the turnout is always mediocre. Help me spread the word!
http://homegrownmaine.net/
Maine's Honest Herb CO
CBD tincture taken daily can help regulate blood pressure. There are no test results I can give to prove this as its barred from testing. Everyone is different and results are different and maybe for you it won’t work at all. If there was even a small chance would you try it? I have people that get it from us for exactly this reason. It works for them.
240,000-400,000 are the number of medical error deaths each year in the USA.
Still ZERO deaths from cannabis ever.
https://www.10tv.com/article/more-blood-pressure-drugs-recalled-due-cancer-risk
San Francisco To Expunge Thousands Of Marijuana Convictions
The city announced that more than 9,000 marijuana-related convictions will be cleared. California voters legalized recreational marijuana in 2016.
Rxleafpatients
https://americanconsequences.com/the-future-of-legal-marijuana/
June 2018 The Future of Legal Marijuana A Conversation with Matt McCall Matt McCall is the founder and president of Penn Financial Group – an investment advisory firm designed to guide its clients toward financial freedom. He is also the editor of Matt McCall’s Investment Opportunities and Early...
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Marijuana Companies Urged Governor To Ban Cannabis Home Cultivation, Document Shows | Marijuana Moment https://bit.ly/2GDcBqC
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Why No Gadget Can Prove How Stoned You Are | WIRED https://bit.ly/2DzT1GM
The foot-dragging by legislators is making the black market thrive
The dispensary owners attribute the decline to increased and unfair competition that forces them to cut prices, driving down revenue even more.
Despite the fits and starts with Maine’s emerging marijuana industry, businesses are cautiously preparing for a run at the adult-use market.
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Augusta proposal would ban recreational marijuana sales, processing and growing | Morning Sentinel / Kennebec Journal https://bit.ly/2E6hWnO
The City Council postpones a vote at the request of Councilor Belinda Ray, who plans to offer 2 amendments but missed the meeting because of an illness.
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https://www.pressherald.com/2019/02/01/state-orders-stores-to-remove-edible-cbd-from-shelves/
The Department of Health and Human Services says the hemp-derived product is not a federally approved food additive.
Here's the Medical Cannabis Super Bowl Ad CBS Refused to Run
Both CBS and the NFL lag far behind the American public on the subject of medical marijuana.
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Legal weed billboard creating a buzz on I-91 | New Haven Register https://bit.ly/2sEsPqu
All stoners have their favorite munchies...but these 15 top the list.
What is believed to be Maine’s first medical marijuana convenience store is scheduled to open in Portland this week.
BOTEC, which advised Washington state on launching its adult-use market, submitted the lowest bid – $199,000 – of the five applicants.
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Marlboro owner Altria invests $1.8 billion in marijuana company Cronos | CNN https://cnn.it/2QgBf5E
https://www.pressherald.com/2018/12/04/maines-marijuana-advisory-commission-taking-shape/
Among those named so far to the 15-member Marijuana Advisory Commission are state legislators, a lawyer and lobbyists.
‘I don’t feel like I’m doing something wrong’: Yuppies have discovered pot — and they like it
How the legalization movement demystified marijuana for first-time users, who are nudging a new industry to go upscale.
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“Based on sales figures released Tuesday by the CCC, the state stands to collect about $376,995 in tax revenue from the first five days of legal #marijuana sales...”
FIVE DAYS.
https://www.pressherald.com/2018/11/27/portland-planning-board-oks-new-marijuana-zoning-map/
The proposal, which now goes before the City Council, would allow adult-use businesses in the same zones where the city permitted medical dispensaries and their grow operations in 2010.
https://www.pressherald.com/2018/10/29/questions-lead-to-delay-in-cannabis-consulting-contract/
The state received several questions on its call for a consultant to guide the rule-making around cannabis regulations, prompting it to extend the bidding deadline.
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Hempy Halloween!
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Nova Scotia RCMP issue first ticket under Cannabis Control Act | CBC News https://bit.ly/2OyKYDB
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Axios
At midnight on Wednesday, Canada became the second country to permit the possession and use of recreational marijuana at a national level.
https://www.pressherald.com/2018/10/09/cannabis-industry-professionals-gather-in-portland/
A Washington, D.C.-based trade group is told that Maine's adult-use marijuana law isn't likely to be fully implemented until next fall.
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Boston inches forward with recreational marijuana permits | The Boston Globe https://bit.ly/2O0qKm1
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Roots 2 Remedies
What is CBD (Cannabidiol) And What Does It Do?
#Cannabidiol (CBD) is truly one of the most remarkable compounds in the natural world.
https://hightimes.com/health/cannabidiol-cbd/
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