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Steve Rusnack, owner of Full Bloom Cannabis, reopened Presque Isle s Full Bloom as the first retail cannabis shop in the city on Monday, May 10. (Courtesy of Steve Rusnack)
Steve Rusnack, owner of Full Bloom Cannabis, reopened Presque Isle s Full Bloom as the first retail cannabis shop in the city on Monday, May 10. (Courtesy of Steve Rusnack)
Presque Isle’s first retail weed shop opens It’s a new day for Presque Isle over-21 weed imbibers, who can now just show a government issued ID, like a driver’s license, to legally purchase up to 2.5 ounces per day of cannabis flowers at the just opened Full Bloom Cannabis on Main Street.
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Steve Rusnak, owner of Full Bloom Cannabis in Fort Kent, is opening a retail marijuana store in Presque Isle. (Julia Bayly | BDN)
Steve Rusnak, owner of Full Bloom Cannabis in Fort Kent, is opening a retail marijuana store in Presque Isle. (Julia Bayly | BDN)
Retail marijuana shop to open in Presque Isle The Presque Isle City Council unanimously approved the city’s first retail marijuana license during last week’s city council meeting after there were no public hearing comments or objections.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine The Presque Isle City Council unanimously approved the city’s first retail marijuana license during last week’s city council meeting after there were no public hearing comments or objections.