Unease in Thorndike as marijuana business, resident thought their deal was done
A motion passed at the Jan. 6 Board of Selectmen meeting to hold a special town meeting on Jan. 16 to vote on a moratorium.
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THORNDIKE Donald Maxim thought the process of selling his 170 acres of farmland to out-of-state commercial marijuana grower Nova Farms was all but done. This week he learned the transaction is in flux, leaving the business and landowner equally frustrated.
Despite the town voting to opt into Maine’s adult-use marijuana policy at an August town meeting, the topic is up for another vote when a special town meeting convenes next week to consider a six-month moratorium to create a local marijuana-related business ordinance.