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Mainers spent over $250K on cannabis during first weekend

October 14, 2020
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Maine
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Maine residents spent more than $250,000 on marijuana over the course of the first weekend of legal retail sales of the drug in the state. Voters in the state chose to legalize adult use marijuana in 2016, but retail sales…

Recreational marijuana sales in Maine to begin, finally, on Oct. 9

August 15, 2020
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Almost four years after legalization, Maine will open its recreational marijuana market to public sales on Oct. 9. Consumers won’t know where they will be able to buy legal adult-use cannabis until Sept. 8, when the Maine Office of Marijuana…

Maine predicts 1st recreational cannabis sales by end of year

Mainers should be able to buy legal recreational marijuana by the end of the year. The state Office of Marijuana Policy delayed its planned June launch of the adult-use market because of the COVID-19 pandemic but now expects to allow the first…

Maine Legalized Recreational Pot 4 Years Ago But There Are Still No Retailers. And Now A New Glitch.

Four years ago, Maine voters approved a ballot initiative legalizing recreational marijuana. Yet, there are still no marijuana retailers in the state. The industry's roll-out since since 2016 has been impeded by a number of legislative and regulatory twists and…

Pandemic puts launch of Maine’s recreational marijuana market on hold

April 13, 2020
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Maine
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Maine's marijuana czar says launching the adult-use industry by June is 'simply unrealistic.' The coronavirus pandemic has compelled Maine to put its planned June debut of the state’s long-awaited recreational cannabis market on indefinite hold. “It now appears as though…

BioTrackTHC Selected as State of Maine’s Partner to Provide Marijuana Track and Trace Services

May 2, 2019
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Maine, Press Releases, Science and Technology
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PRESS RELEASE Office of Marijuana Policy will begin contract negotiations with tracking system provider with plans of launching service during fall 2019. AUGUSTA – Today, the Office of Marijuana Policy, a part of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, announced…