Thorndike Board of Selectmen await information before moving cannabis business forward The three-member board wants to know the modifications and additions Nova Farms will make to the property. Zoom screenshot. THORNDIKE — As a commercial cannabis distributor makes its plans to expand to central Maine, Thorndike’s three-member board of selectmen said they cannot yet sign off on the project and send it to the Maine Office of Marijuana Policy. Nova Farms, a commercial marijuana grower, plans has an agreement in place to purchase farmland. The Thorndike Board of Selectmen said in a meeting Wednesday evening they are awaiting permitting to move forward.