Maine Debates Best Method To Test, Track Medical Cannabis
April 13, 2026
“I’m going to err on the side of a smartly regulated system that protects public health and consumers.”
“I’m going to err on the side of a smartly regulated system that protects public health and consumers.”
Consistent with prior analyses, most products contained THC percentages exceeding legal limits
A critical investigative tool, secret shoppers need to be used methodically, and with clear communication of how information is used
Long dismissed as an invisible and unutilized power, the state’s undercover cannabis purchasing program is being revisited
CCC approves protections following revelations that legal department pressured staff to soften findings around testing
“Who are we protecting? … Public health, public safety? Or … licensees by keeping them anonymized?”
With a ‘revolt’ of Independent Testing Labs afoot, Massachusetts cannabis regulators grapple with vacancy amidst hiring freeze
From the arrest of Sheriff Tompkins, to lab testing catastrophe, to store closures, you don’t need a tinfoil hat to connect the dots
“Future research is warranted into the adverse health implications of heavy metals released from cannabis vaporizers”
How Cannabis Control Commission leadership apparently targeted licensees, avoided accountability, and got the chair some disliked fired
