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The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) announced to the state cannabis sector in a letter dated November 30 that officials would no longer enforce the state's cannabis retailers' and caregivers' residence rules. The action comes in response to a court decision issued in August finding that the state's residency barrier for cannabis business owners is illegal.

Normally, in reference to fruit, it is considered the part of the plant that contains the seeds. For this reason, food like tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, and squashes are technically looked at as fruits rather than veggies. Vegetables are usually considered the other parts of the plant that is used for food. This could be leaves, the roots, the stems, and even the flowers. Commonly known green leafy vegetables are lettuce and spinach. Popular root veggies include carrots, beets, potatoes, and sweet potatoes. Mostly stems would be found in veggies like asparagus, and flowers are normally found in veggies like broccoli and cauliflower.

Quebec recently made headlines with a move to require vaccination to buy cannabis and alcohol within the province. As a result, they saw a four-fold increase in registrations for the first dose of the Covid-19 Vaccine. Mandate activists touted this as a win for the effort against Covid, however there are many critics to this move begging the question, “at what point do these mandates become coercion?”