The proposed changes include increasing the number of dispensary licenses and loosening requirements under which medical marijuana can be used.
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Contract negotiations continue at Hannaford’s South Portland warehouse
Union and management negotiators met Tuesday but have not scheduled a new meeting time.
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Maine retailers back lawsuit for collection of online sales tax
The association estimates that the state loses $40 million annually from untaxed purchases that are made on the internet.
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$6 million award in lawsuit exposes rift in prominent Maine business family
Tucker Cianchette wins the judgment against his father and stepmother, Eric and Peggy Cianchette, over a failed buyout of Casco Bay Ford in Yarmouth.
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Former Kennebunk man sentenced to prison for investment fraud
Robert J. Howarth gets six years in prison and is ordered to make restitution of $575,000 to people he bilked in a designer-clothing scheme.
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Breakfast and lunch spot opens in Portland’s Bayside
Tally’s Kitchen at Bayside opened Monday on Marginal Way, serving sandwiches, wraps, salads and baked goods.
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Colby students launch startup business in former Hains building in Waterville
EuroPiste, the first student-run innovation to use space in the once-vacant building, pairs winter sport professionals with discounted gear.
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Time-travel opportunities soon to be available at Farmington Underground
A UMaine graduate is developing an ‘escape room’ experience that asks players to imagine they are playing a game 100 years from now.
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Sidney residents voice concerns over installation of gas pipeline
Summit Natural Gas of Maine plans to build a 46,000-foot line to Pike Industries, a $4.5 million project that will make gas available to residents as well.
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Workers at Hannaford distribution center go on strike for at least 24 hours
The company says it’s ‘disappointed’ that they walked out before a Monday mediation session. Union members say they should be getting a piece of big parent company profits and tax breaks in a new contract.