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Cannabis sellers argue in appeal to restore ban on out-of-state providers
Plaintiffs argued Thursday before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court that the state must enforce a residency clause in its adult-use cannabis law.
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A group of medical cannabis providers is not giving up its fight to keep out-of-state interests away from Maine’s growing adult-use marijuana market.
In August, the Maine Superior Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by United Cannabis Patients and Caregivers of Maine that would have required the state to enforce a residency requirement that the state attorney general had decided is likely unconstitutional.
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Buyers are let in to purchase cannabis products at Theory Wellness on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in South Portland, Maine.
The Mills administration on Thursday defended its decision to drop enforcement of a residency requirement for recreational marijuana business owners. It acted in the face of a lawsuit.
Medical marijuana businesses wanted the Maine Supreme Court to order it be enforced. They fear without it, they could be driven out of business by big, out-of-state competitors.
The Mills administration decided against enforcing the requirement after a federal court case in Portland and an attorney general's opinion that it was likely unconstitutional.