Maine authorities charge 5 in illicit marijuana grow crackdowns
Maine is cracking down on unlicensed marijuana operators, charging five individuals in two separate investigations in the past week.
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Maine is cracking down on unlicensed marijuana operators, charging five individuals in two separate investigations in the past week.
Maine regulators are again pushing to “modernize” the state’s medical cannabis program after a report showed that 42% of samples they recently tested contained contaminants such as yeast and pesticides.
A lobby representing cannabis business owners in Maine is working with a national labor union to represent marijuana interests at the state capitol, organizers told MJBizDaily.
Cannabis seed-to-sale tracking company Metrc has shifted its focus from state governments to companies as its footprint has grown.
State marijuana regulators, producers and other stakeholders are grappling with how to safeguard consumers at a time when lab-testing requirements and enforcement differ dramatically nationwide and large-scale product recalls are common.
Connecticut and Maine both posted modest marijuana sales increases in August, according to the latest state data.
Sales of adult-use marijuana hit the $5 billion mark in Massachusetts, where the executive director of the state’s Cannabis Control Commission shot down an earlier announcement that he is resigning.