On Monday, November 4, Maine's Office of Marijuana Policy (OMP) announced that it has finally adopted of the rules that will govern the state's adult-use marijuana program.  The rules will take effect 30 days following final adoption, or on December 5, 2019.  The OMP w...

The long-awaited effective date of a sweeping medical marijuana reform bill arrives Thursday, December 13, and will bring about numerous changes to the legal rights and responsibilities of Maine medical marijuana patients, caregivers, and others.  The reform bill, LD 1...

The new Rules bring about several important changes that will affect Maine patients and caregivers, including inspections of caregivers by the department without notice.

The legislature overrode the governor’s veto of the adult-use marijuana implementation bill on Wednesday, May 2, paving the way for an eventual roll-out of the adult-use cannabis program, with applications likely available in spring 2019 at the earliest. 

Meanwhile, tw...

Yesterday the legislature passed LD 1539 and 238, two bills that will make numerous and largely positive changes to the Maine medical marijuana program.  However, early this morning the Senate voted told hold the bills over until the next special session, which may be...

The compromise measure will reduce the number of plants Mainers may grow, combine oversight of the medical and adult-use marijuana programs under one agency, increase the adult-use marijuana tax rate, and more.

State and federal law enforcement agents converged on several locations in the great Lewiston-Auburn area this morning to conduct several raids on allegedly non-compliant medical marijuana operations.  (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal).

Several raids have been reported today in...

Governor Paul LePage of Maine speaking at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland.

Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore

According to Governor LePage, implementation of the new Maine medical marijuana rules will likely be delayed until...