Maine

The Office of Cannabis Policy is using listening sessions to inform research and policy proposals. On Wednesday, the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy held a community town hall at the University of Southern Maine as part of a state-wide listening tour. It was an opportunity for stakeholders and

Silver Therapeutics plans to convert a 2,000-square-foot space at its Bibber Parkway facility to make cannabis-infused candies and fill vape cartridges. Silver Therapeutics, which operates seven marijuana dispensaries in Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont, plans to add a manufacturing wing to its

Medical cannabis caregivers in Maine have raised concerns over proposed new rules to the state’s medical cannabis programme. A public meeting took place on 26 September where caregivers said the proposed rules would make it more difficult to operate in the market in the face of rising bills and

Medical cannabis growers could face increased regulations as adult-use sales start to match medical. The agency regulating the sale of medical cannabis in Maine is proposing a new set of rules as providers leave the market in record numbers, despite totaling over $300 million in sales last year. The

The town of Scarborough may pass some tougher rules on cannabis establishments after odour complaints. The smell coming from these sites, including growing facilities, has long been regulated by the town. The ordinance says odours can't be detected beyond the property boundaries. One business owner

Over 1,300 caregivers left the state’s medical cannabis program, citing oversupply and overregulation. According to officials in Maine, the number of caregivers applying to supply medical cannabis in the state is plummeting. The Sun Journal reports that over a quarter of Maine businesses in the

A new report from the state shows more than one-fourth of the individuals in the occupation have quit since 2021, often in response to an overabundance of cannabis supply. More than one-fourth of the Mainers who dispense medical cannabis have closed shop in the last two years. A new report from the

An effort to allow cannabis to be consumed at the same place it’s sold is running into opposition from Maine’s attorney general and highway safety bureau. State lawmakers have wrestled with allowing on-site consumption of cannabis ever since Maine voters legalized adult use of the drug in 2016. That

AUGUSTA - Nearly 2 1/2 years after adult-use cannabis sales began in Maine, regulators here have cited no stores for selling to minors and are just developing plans for the kinds of random checks regularly conducted at alcohol retailers. Backers of the 2016 referendum that led to the adult-use

You can soon buy marijuana products from Red Sox Hall of Famer David Ortiz’s own personal brand. That’s the result of a partnership between Papi Cannabis and JAR Cannabis Co., a longtime presence in Maine’s medical and recreational marijuana markets, according to Maine Biz. Ortiz, affectionately

Legal sales launched in 2020. Adult-use cannabis sales soared last year in Maine, nearly doubling the total for 2021. The local news outlet Masthead Maine, citing data that was released by the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy, reports that the “state’s licensed adult-use retailers reported nearly 2.5

Legal sales of recreational marijuana soared 94% last year from 2021's total. But the growth hasn't always been easy, and there's concern the market is becoming overcrowded. Recreational cannabis sales last year in Maine rang up nearly double the dollars of 2021 sales. The state’s licensed adult-use