Maine places new limits on medical marijuana providers
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine delivered an October surprise to medical marijuana providers with new guidance that’ll cut into revenue. The guidance issued Oct. 7 by the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy limits the sale of pre-rolled marijuana and liquid concentrates by treating them like tobacco. That means caregivers without a storefront are banned from providing those products altogether while store sales are limited to people 21 and older, instead of 18 and older. Democratic Sen. Craig Hickman accused the OCP of “executive branch overreach and bad faith.” The change won’t have an impact on adult recreational-use retailers because they’re already licensed for tobacco and there’s already an age limit of 21 for purchases.
Mills, LePage debate for a final time in race for governor
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Republican Paul LePage called Democratic Gov. Janet Mills’ four years in office an “economic disaster.” She urged voters not to return to the “fighting, dysfunction and stalemate” that she said marked LePage’s eight years in office. Mills, the first woman to serve as Maine governor, is seeking a second term while LePage, who already served two terms, wants to return to office to become the longest-serving governor in state history. Their final debate Thursday evening before the Nov. 8 election was sponsored by WMTW-TV, WABI-TV and WAGM-TV.