AUGUSTA, Maine (BDN) -- Maine’s congressional delegation issued a Thursday letter urging U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to shut down the 270 properties in Maine linked to illegal Chinese marijuana grows in a recently leaked government memo. The letter comes a week after the Daily Caller, a conservative news outlet, first reported on a memo it said was distributed within … [Read more...] about Maine delegation urges feds to shut down illegal Chinese marijuana grows
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Big Plan Holdings to invest $35 million in New England marijuana
Tennessee-based investment firm Big Plan Holdings (BPH) is joining forces with cannabis retailer and cultivator Silver Therapeutics to acquire $35 million worth of cannabis commercial real estate and operations in New England. The companies are initially focusing on targets in Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont, but plan to expand across the country, according to Vermont Business … [Read more...] about Big Plan Holdings to invest $35 million in New England marijuana
Leaked memo says Maine has hundreds of illegal Chinese marijuana grows worth billions
More than 270 marijuana grow sites in Maine have been linked to illegal overseas operations, according to a memo obtained by the Daily Caller. A leaked government memo says there are 270 marijuana growing sites in Maine that are linked to China and could produce more than $4 billion in revenue. The sum shows the massive scope of an emerging law enforcement problem here. The … [Read more...] about Leaked memo says Maine has hundreds of illegal Chinese marijuana grows worth billions
Accused leader of Maine medical pot ring claims federal law protects him
Lucas Sirois exits the Margaret Chase Smith Federal Building in Bangor after his first court appearance on charges related to an alleged conspiracy to use medical marijuana grow houses in western Maine to illegally sell $13 million of the drug in and out of Maine. The Farmington man accused of running an illegal $13 million operation selling medical marijuana on the black … [Read more...] about Accused leader of Maine medical pot ring claims federal law protects him
Cannabis tourism is booming at Laughing Grass campground in Maine
HARRISON, Maine — Hundreds of visitors are flocking to a campground in Harrison, where smoking marijuana is not only allowed but encouraged. Camp Laughing Grass, which is in its fourth season, is fast becoming a major cannabis-friendly tourism destination. Located on the Crooked River, this campground has everything, from glamping and primitive tent sites to cabins, hiking and … [Read more...] about Cannabis tourism is booming at Laughing Grass campground in Maine
Maine isn’t checking for underage marijuana sales like alcohol
AUGUSTA, Maine (BDN) -- 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 market, which opened nearly four years later, billed their effort as … [Read more...] about Maine isn’t checking for underage marijuana sales like alcohol
Cannabis cap?: Wells, Maine, now mulling limiting marijuana dispensaries in town at three
WELLS, Maine — The town is now considering capping the number of registered medical marijuana dispensaries in the community at three. That’s two more than the town originally considered as part of the proposed retroactive ordinance that local officials have been considering. If approved, the cap of three would correspond with the one dispensary already operating in Wells and … [Read more...] about Cannabis cap?: Wells, Maine, now mulling limiting marijuana dispensaries in town at three
Recreational Pot Sales Double in Maine
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 million sale transactions, totaling $158.9 million [in 2022],” which was up from the $82 million of sales … [Read more...] about Recreational Pot Sales Double in Maine
Maine places new limits on medical marijuana providers
News Center Maine PORTLAND, Maine — Maine delivered an October surprise to medical marijuana providers with new guidance that limits the sale of pre-rolled marijuana and liquid concentrates by treating them like tobacco. The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy released guidance on Oct. 7 that effectively bans medical marijuana caregivers without a storefront from providing those … [Read more...] about Maine places new limits on medical marijuana providers
In Maine, cannabis store licensing fees are all over the map
BY HANNAH LACLAIRE on THE PORTLAND PRESS HERALD If you want to open a recreational cannabis store in Manchester, near Augusta, you’ll have to pay about $100 a year to license your business. About 100 miles south, in Lebanon, you’ll have to fork over $40,000 and then $20,000 each year afterward. The two towns are perhaps the most extreme examples, but licensing fees in the … [Read more...] about In Maine, cannabis store licensing fees are all over the map
