AUGUSTA – The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy has announced the formation of the Metrc User Workgroup, a 18-member panel tasked with review of the state’s existing, cloud-based tracking software, and with recommending improvements that will make the.
Not for kids: Explosion of colorful cannabis treats coming soon to Maine
The state s nascent adult-use cannabis market is poised to expand rapidly, but some worry the new products will be too appealing to children.
Chocolate-dipped strawberry French macarons Photo courtesy of Pot and Pan
Keri-Jon Wilson likes to think of Tara Canaday, the executive chef at Portland’s Pot and Pan, as “the stoner whisperer.”
Whether she’s whipping up cannabis-infused goodies like gingerbread-flavored bonbons or a Flamin’ Hot Cheetos French macaron, she knows the classically trained Canaday will deliver.
“People are always looking for the next thing they’ve got to try,” said Wilson, co-owner and general manager of Pot and Pan, a medical cannabis manufacturer that is among several Maine marijuana businesses gearing up for entry into the adult-use market.
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Customers place orders Tuesday at Sweet Dirt, an adult use cannabis dispensary in Portland, on the first April 20, also known as 4/20 or stoner Christmas, for legal adult-use cannabis in Maine. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer
Kris Noyes looked around the courtyard of South Portland’s SeaWeed Co. on Tuesday, where food trucks, live music and vendors created a small festival-like celebration for 4/20, the cannabis industry’s biggest holiday, and marveled at what she called a “monumental time in history.”
“If only the hippies of the ’60s could be here now,” Noyes said.
April 20 has been a day to celebrate smoking marijuana for decades, but Tuesday marked the first time Mainers could celebrate with a fully realized, legal adult-use cannabis market.