“There has been significant public interest in the adult-use rules being developed in Maine, which is why we invite the public to review these rules and offer their feedback.”
^ Following a Freedom of Access request by the Portland Press Herald, Erik Gundersen, director of Maine’s Office of Marijuana Policy, released draft rules for the state’s adult-use program. Licensing could open as soon as this year, Gundersen said, if draft rules are passed by lawmakers before the summer break. Source: Portland Press Herald
“There is no doubt in my mind that what is coming out of the Financial Services Committee will be given an opportunity to proceed to the floor in regular order.”
^ During a conference call with reporters on April 19, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) shared his thoughts on the prospects of the SAFE Banking Act of 2019, which would protect financial institutions from federal prosecution for doing business with state-legal cannabis businesses. Source: Portland Business Journal
“We’ve been following the marketplace and have observed that property transactions seem to be at a higher value with the medical marijuana industry.”
^ Scott Yost, village manager for the Village of Kalkaska in Michigan, shared his thoughts on village leaders unanimously voting to sell nearly 10 acres of its taxpayer-owned land to groups launching medical marijuana facilities, in a report by the Traverse City Record-Eagle. Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle
