The compromise measure will reduce the number of plants Mainers may grow, combine oversight of the medical and adult-use marijuana programs

This past Friday, President Obama signed a massive tax and spending bill into law. Included among the bill's 2,009 pages is a provision that will be welcomed by medical marijuana patients and providers around the country – an amendment preventing the Department of Justice (DOJ) from interfering with states that have enacted medical marijuana laws. The amendment, authored by Reps. Dana Rohrabacher, R-CA, and Sam Farr, D-CA, extends the protection offered by a similar provisio

On November 19, a key legislative request, L.R. 2547, sponsored by Rep. Henry E.M. Beck (D-Waterville), will be up for vote by the Legislative Council. The measure, entitled "Resolve, To Clarify Inspections of Caregivers under the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act," seeks to require the legislature and DHHS to clarify and pass laws and rules governing DHHS' inspection and complaint process for patients and caregivers. The request, which failed by one vote to pass the Legis