Lucas Sirois, 41, of Farmington, is accused of operating an illegal marijuana operation that sold $13 million in cannabis grown in western Maine.
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Posted inHancock
Hancock County reflects Maine’s slow embrace of recreational marijuana
Many Hancock County towns have not yet approved recreational sales, slowing plans to open local shops.
Posted inNational Politics
Republicans’ cannabis bill to propose lower taxes and state control
Those who have seen the bill draft say it would regulate cannabis more like alcohol.
Posted inLetters
Letter: Sirois innocent until proven guilty in face of marijuana allegations
“The allegations — note ‘allegations’ — against Luke and his partners were filed by the federal government on what I think is really a state issue,” Sandy Mcalpine writes.
Posted inCentral Maine
Lawyer: Feds ‘over-encroached’ on Maine laws in investigating $13M marijuana operation
Lucas Sirois, 41, of Farmington is facing multiple charges connected to the alleged illegal distribution ring.
Posted inCentral Maine
A western Maine town manager is among the 13 charged in illegal marijuana operation
James McLamb is accused of tipping off two former Franklin County sheriff’s deputies that they were under investigation for their role in the marijuana operation and then destroying evidence.
Posted inBusiness
Judge allows out-of-staters to get in on medical marijuana
A federal court has ruled that Maine cannot bar out-of-state companies from operating medical marijuana dispensaries.
Posted inAroostook
Mother and son team up for Presque Isle’s newest recreational marijuana shop
The newest recreational cannabis shop in Presque Isle will have a mother’s touch.
Posted inCentral Maine
Albion man accused of running large marijuana grow outside Maine adult-use laws
Richard J. Corbett Jr., 62, is accused of trafficking at least 20 pounds of marijuana and growing 500 or more plants.
Posted inNew England
Connecticut lawmakers give final OK to marijuana legalization
The Connecticut Senate on Thursday gave final legislative approval to a bill that allows for the cultivation and sale of marijuana in the state.
Posted inCentral Maine
More Mainers are calling poison control because their kids ate marijuana gummies
It’s leading to scary outcomes in some cases, and one member of the Legislature’s marijuana advisory committee said they should prompt more safeguards.
Posted inNew England
Rhode Island becomes 19th state to legalize recreational marijuana
The law legalizes the sale and possession of up to 1 ounce (28 grams) of cannabis for adults, ages 21 and older.
Posted inNew England
Former Mass. city’s mayor gets 6 years for extorting marijuana companies
It was an ignoble end for the once rising Democratic star who was elected at age 23 as Fall River’s mayor.
Posted inOpinion Contributor
The term marijuana has a racist history. That’s why Maine now calls it cannabis.
“The word marijuana is a word invented by the United States government to generate a stigma around cannabis.”
Posted inCentral Maine
Stolen weed, livestock removal and a recall vote in Maine
Residents of Lebanon are going to vote whether to recall several town leaders in a flap that grew out of the select board chairman’s decision to take a farmer’s pot plants.
Posted inNews
Maine to hold hearing on medical marijuana rules
Maine will hold a hearing in the coming days about a plan to align the state’s medical marijuana program with state laws.
Posted inBangor
Glenburn approves medical marijuana facility after objections from residents
The Glenburn Planning Board has unanimously approved a permit for the creation of a medical marijuana cultivation facility in the town, one month after several residents called for the board to deny the request.
Posted inNews
Maine’s recreational pot shops top $10M in sales in August
The state’s adult-use retailers sold $10.2 million worth of marijuana products last month as sales continue to grow since last fall when the first stores opened, according to the Maine Office of Marijuana Policy.
Posted inHancock
Supporters of failed Bar Harbor marijuana initiative want it back on the ballot in November
If the initiative does get on the ballot and passes, the business could potentially open Hancock County’s second retail marijuana shop.
Posted inBangor
Marijuana shops could open in Orono by early summer
Orono residents voted this week to allow marijuana businesses to operate in town.
