Penelope Overton writes about the lobster and marijuana industries in Maine, a mix of the iconic and the emerging, the economic powerhouse and the mysterious darkhorse. Just the right mix of old and new for a Maine transplant. Penny joined the Press Herald in 2016. She has covered politics and government, the environment and Indian Country in Florida, Connecticut, Arizona and Washington, D.C. Her favorite stories are when she gets to dive into a world where readers seldom venture. When she’s not newspapering, Penny and her young daughter like to hike, body surf, travel and explore new books, places, poems and people. She is plovertonpph on both Instagram and Snapchat.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2018
Sessions’ move to enforce federal pot laws could kill buzz around Maine’s emerging industry
He reverses Obama’s hands-off policy on enforcement, raising questions for states that have legalized adult-use marijuana.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2018
Medical providers push back against Maine rules on pot visits
A policy that clouds the validity of telemedicine for medical marijuana patients prompts a petition drive by a traveling physician from Hollis.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2017
Maine potato farm fined for failing to seek U.S. workers for packing jobs
The U.S. Department of Labor says Green Thumb Farms of Fryeburg also gave them housing and transportation benefits it hadn’t given U.S. workers.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2017
Portland elver trafficker caught in sting gets jail, another Mainer pleads guilty
A Portland seafood dealer is sentenced to 6 months in jail and a Maine fisherman pleads guilty to trafficking more than $250,000 worth of illegally harvested elvers
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PublishedDecember 14, 2017
Maine lobster council to keep funding marketing effort despite critics
A collaborative will promote Maine’s signature product for a fifth year, even though some fishermen and dealers say any benefits aren’t worth the cost.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2017
Windham man sentenced for lying about Old Port shooting in 2016
Jason McGoldrick will spend one year and a day in prison for lying to investigators about the identity of a man he was with when another man shot at them.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2017
Maine processors who make pot products facing state crackdown
The DHHS says they’re breaking the rules and will be penalized starting Feb. 1, but marijuana caregivers say stricter enforcement will be hard on patients.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2017
Legislative committee dives into another go at recreational marijuana bill
Lawmakers who crafted the vetoed overhaul want to find a compromise that the governor and House Republicans can tolerate.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2017
Old drug conviction puts Maine marijuana expert on the defensive
Maine’s emerging recreational pot industry values the knowledge of Brunswick chemist Trevor Bozeman, but in Ohio he’s forced to defend his right to work in the field.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2017
Amazon backs out of pharmaceutical wholesaling in Maine
The online retail giant’s reasons are unclear, but it let 3 pending applications lapse.
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