Maine

Firearms Rights & Marijuana: Florida Official Sheds Light On Lawsuit Around Legal Marijuana Users & Background Checks Florida’s agriculture commissioner Nikki Fried (D) filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration last month to shed light on the issue of medical cannabis...

A bill that would remove penalties for the possession, personal use and social sharing of certain natural and synthetic psychedelics in California passed the state Senate Health Committee. The bill will now be reviewed by the Senate Appropriations Committee, after which it would move to a...

Vertically integrated Sweet Dirt is cutting the ribbon on its second adult-use cannabis store in Maine. The new dispensary is located at 1207 Forest Avenue in Portland. It's situated on the Morrill's Corner, and it spans 2000 square feet. The grand opening is scheduled for Monday, March 22...

Maine took almost four years to initiate its first adult-use sale since the state first legalized cannabis. The first month of sales in the Pine Tree State brought powerful results. Friday, Oct. 9, marked the first day of recreational marijuana sales. Through Nov. 8, licensed...

Arkansans Awards Body and Mind Best Dispensary Arkansas cannabis resource website Ark420.com awarded Body and Mind Inc. (CSE: BAMM) (OTCQB: BMMJ) "Best Dispensary" after the company won almost 3,000 votes. The dispensary was launched by Body and Mind and Comprehensive...

The California Department of Food and Agriculture established an industrial hemp program for the registration of industrial hemp cultivators. Under the program, applicants must contact a local county agricultural commissioner to register for the program and abide by any local restrictions....

Over the last couple of weeks, counties and cities in California have adopted hemp cultivation bans in order to address perceived public nuisance issues from the activity including odor problems and public safety concerns. Counties and cities are also struggling with how to prevent cross-...

After much legislative back and forth, Maine has finally set up its legal framework for the sale of adult use cannabis, more than two years after citizens voted for legalized sales. Gov. Janet Mills signed the bill into law Thursday. The governor's office said it will accept business license...

Maine’s Office of Marijuana Policy released its provisionally adopted rules last Friday. The rules are relatively modest as they include only 78 pages of regulatory requirements. However, the benefits of a friendly regulatory environment may not overcome the onerous in-state licensing and...

GrowGeneration Corp (OTC: GRWG), a chain of specialty retail hydroponic and organic stores, said it has acquired GreenLife Garden Supply, allowing the company to expand its number of locations.  The terms of the deal were not disclosed.  Through the acquisition, GrowGeneration added two...

BioTrackTHC, a subsidiary of Helix TCS Inc. (OTC: HLIX) has been announced as the conditional winner of the Maine Seed-to-Sale Marijuana Tracking System contract. What To Know In February, the Department of Financial and Administrative Services notified the public of their intent to enter into a...

Tax season is here once again, and many American stock traders filling out federal Schedule D forms are probably wondering why they made so many trades in 2014. However, the federal forms are just the beginning for residents of these 10 states, who are likely asking themselves another question:...

It’s the irony of ironies. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)’s Android operating system is the top OS, holding 81 percent of the smartphone market and leaving Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)’s iOS in the dust with just 12.9 percent market share. Yet, when it comes to actually using smartphones for buying things –...