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Marijuana

Published
June 14, 2023

Wiscasset voters OK marijuana shops

Wiscasset will allow recreational and medical marijuana stores for the first time.
Published
June 11, 2023

Science may be creating a new market for Maine’s medical marijuana

Researchers are looking at new therapeutic uses for the plant, and the state is poised to profit.
Published
May 12, 2023

New Hampshire governor offers path to legalizing marijuana after state Senate rejects bill

New Hampshire is the only state in New England that makes it a crime to smoke pot recreationally.
Published
May 11, 2023

New Hampshire Senate rejects marijuana legalization bill, leaving state an outlier in New England

Republicans, who control the Senate, dismissed the bill on a 14-10 vote.
Published
May 4, 2023

Heavy marijuana use increases schizophrenia in men, study finds

As many as 30% of cases of schizophrenia among men aged 21-to-30 could have been prevented had they avoided cannabis use disorder, according to a study.

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Published
May 1, 2023

Maine’s medical cannabis market seeing a ‘mass exodus’ of caregivers

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.
Published
April 17, 2023

Augusta City Councilors express interest in allowing recreational marijuana sales

The city has allowed the sale of medical marijuana since 2019.
Published
March 20, 2023

Two arrested in Skowhegan traffic stop that nets 200 unlicensed marijuana plants in trailer

Working with the U.S. Border Patrol, Skowhegan police Chief David Bucknam stopped a pickup truck that was hauling a 21-foot trailer with potted marijuana plants inside.
Published
February 1, 2023

Our View: We cannot be complacent about Maine youth cannabis use

It’s time to counter the growing idea that it’s just not that dangerous for the still-developing brain.
Published
January 29, 2023

Cavalier attitudes about vaping, marijuana raise fears about teen health

Smoking and drinking have declined among Maine youths in recent years, but the percentage of high schoolers who said they vaped in the past 30 days rose from 16.8% in 2015 to 30.2% in 2019.