Maine marijuana shops report brisk business despite pandemic

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Maine marijuana shops are reporting brisk business even though the state's rollout of legal marijuana sales has been muted compared with others because of the coronavirus pandemic. State authorities report sales have exceeded $4 million.

Marijuana is sold at Theory Wellness, a cannabis retail store, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in South Portland, Maine. Cannabis has rocketed to the top of the state's agricultural crops, but the first few months of legal adult use sales have otherwise been without much fanfare.

“Despite all the market challenges, everything from COVID to supply chains and beyond, Maine has done a really good job getting this market up and running,” said Thomas Winstanley, vice president of marketing for Theory Wellness, which has locations in South Portland and Waterville. “Cannabis is becoming part of the social fabric.”Nearly a third of U.S. states have approved legal adult use marijuana.

Maine is now home to 15 marijuana stores, 16 cultivation facilities and nine product manufacturing facilities that have active licenses. The state approved the first six active licenses in September. Dozens more licenses are in various places along the pipeline. “In other states, on the first day of sales, there are people lined up along the block and it’s a big, huge thing,” Gagnon said. “I think it has, at least compared to other states before us, been less of a big deal.”

 

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Let's go, Pennsylvania!

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924k people over 21 in Maine. That's impressive

This is why they need to LEGALIZE MARIJUANA IN THE UNITED STATES ESPECIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC. IT SHOULD BE MANDATORY TO TAKE BEFORE YOU GET ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR LEAVE THE HOUSE. WE COULD HAVE A CHILL PANDEMIC.

Gonna have to look into cannabis stock.

Nj.Gov Somehow Maine is able to get this done. So What gives?

Enjoy the weed in Maine. You can only get gummies in Ohio. Sucks.

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