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Allegations that a licensed caregiver in Maine’s medical marijuana industry sold $13 million in marijuana illegally are drawing attention to recent actions by the Maine Legislature to stop new rules that would have more closely tracked medical marijuana sales.
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Prosecutors say that the leader used his medical marijuana business to sell $13 million worth of illegal pot over six years, including more than $1 million worth's out-of-state. They also accuse him of tax evasion and conspiring to commit money laundering and bank fraud, among other charges.
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Residents in the Maine town of Lebanon are going to vote whether to recall several town leaders in a flap that grew out of the select board chairman's decision to take a farmer's pot plants.
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A fear of the unknown is a significant reason, Pepin said. In addition, he said, some municipalities might not see much in it for them. Excise and sales taxes from retail stores go entirely to the state rather than to the communities where they’re located.
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The plaintiffs argued that the requirement devalued their company by limiting potential investors and stifled dispensaries statewide by limiting investment opportunities.
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July sales of adult-use marijuana have once again broken records, with more than $9.4 million in retail sales — that's $3 million more than in June.
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Maine’s summer tourism season has a new attraction this year with the first year of legal recreational marijuana sales expected to bring more people to the state, following trends in Colorado and California.
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That's a million more than in April, which was also a record-breaking month.
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But at least two lawmakers and a representative for the Maine Office of Marijuana Policy spoke against the bills on Friday. They say that the proposed new rules are called for under a 2019 law that allowed the state's medical industry to grow, and that caregivers have already had opportunities to comment on the new rules.
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The Mills administration on Thursday defended its decision to drop enforcement of a residency requirement for recreational marijuana business owners. It acted in the face of a lawsuit.