Tag: Maine

Hotel Deliveries, Direct to Consumer Sales, Music Festivals – Maine Goes All in on Weed with New Consumer-Friendly Regulations

September 12, 2023 · Cannabis.net

The Maine regulatory body overseeing the adult-use cannabis market is introducing new regulations to improve consumer accessibility. These modifications, driven by recent record-breaking sales, are primarily influenced by two legislative bills passed this year. One of these bills seeks to diminish the stigma surrounding cannabis. At the same time, the other aims to rectify an omission in a previous year's bill, which permitted cannabis sales at events like concerts and festivals. Maine, the way life should be, is the state slogan,… Read more.

Massachusetts Leads In New England’s Cannabis Markets

July 18, 2023 · Green Market Report

Now that most of New England has legalized cannabis in some form or another, it’s worth looking at which states are the largest markets. While the smaller states with the least population are expected to be the ones with the lowest total sales, the largest state – New York is lagging. In just five years, Massachusetts has become the leader in the region having reached the billion mark in just two years. New Jersey is in second place, but quickly… Read more.

Report: Maine Has Lost More Than 1,350 Medical Cannabis Caregivers Since 2021

April 29, 2023 · Ganjapreneur

According to a survey by Maine’s Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP), more than 1,350 medical cannabis caregivers left the program from the end of 2021 to the end of January 2023.   The survey found a variety of factors led to the exodus, including business costs, banking registrations and fees, municipal and OCP regulations, oversupply, competition from the adult-use and unregulated markets, lack of testing and tracking, no wholesale relationships, no connection to patients, switching to adult-use operations, and becoming a dispensary employee.  The… Read more.

‘Papi Cannabis’ seeks to hit a home run in Maine

April 13, 2023 · News Center Maine

David Ortiz is probably best known around New England for hitting home runs for the Boston Red Sox. But the MLB Hall of Famer will soon be known by some Mainers for his cannabis company. 'Papi Cannabis' recently launched products in Massachusetts, and starting Thursday, they will be on sale in Maine. Ortiz partnered with JAR Cannabis to help the expansion into Vacationland. "It was a little bit surreal the way the whole process started," JAR Co-Founder Joel Pepin said. “Even if… Read more.