MDI Towns Differ on Regulating Hemp-Derived THC Products Southwest Harbor Moves Toward Moratorium Vote on Intoxicating Hemp Drinks, Other Towns Wait for the State

MDI Towns Differ on Regulating Hemp-Derived THC Products

Southwest Harbor Moves Toward Moratorium Vote on Intoxicating Hemp Drinks, Other Towns Wait for the State Carrie Jones Sep 24, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION—The towns in the Mount Desert Island region, including Ellsworth, Lamoine, and Trenton, will likely not have a unified effort when it comes to the sale of potentially intoxicating hemp … Continue reading MDI Towns Differ on Regulating Hemp-Derived THC Products

Southwest Harbor Puts Moratorium on Tobacco Specialty Stores on November 4 Ballot Moving Forward With Potential Ban of the Sale of Intoxicating Hemp-Derived Products Best MOunt Desert Island Local News

Southwest Harbor Puts Moratorium on Tobacco Specialty Stores on November 4 Ballot

Moving Forward With Potential Ban of the Sale of Intoxicating Hemp-Derived Products Carrie Jones Aug 13, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—The town of Southwest Harbor, August 12, placed an ordinance on a moratorium on tobacco stores on the November 4 ballot and moved forward with another measure on potentially intoxicating hemp-derived products with chemically derived … Continue reading Southwest Harbor Puts Moratorium on Tobacco Specialty Stores on November 4 Ballot

Hemp-Derived THC Drinks Face Potential Problems in Southwest Harbor Intoxicating Hemp Products Could be Subject to Moratoriums in Southwest Harbor and other MDI Region Towns

Hemp-Derived THC Drinks Face Potential Problems in Southwest Harbor

Intoxicating Hemp Products Could be Subject to Moratoriums in Southwest Harbor and other MDI Region Towns Carrie Jones Jul 23, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Right now, if you go to a convenience store or restaurant in Hancock County, you can buy a drink that contains hemp-derived THC, and at least one of those drinks says that it … Continue reading Hemp-Derived THC Drinks Face Potential Problems in Southwest Harbor

"This Is Not Going Away." Southwest Harbor Starts to Consider Moratorium on Unregulated Intoxicating Hemp Products.

“This Is Not Going Away.”

Southwest Harbor Starts to Consider Moratorium on Unregulated Intoxicating Hemp Products. Carrie Jones Jun 26, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Thrive Juice Bar & Kitchen. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—It’s not often that town officials sit behind a table that has a vape pen and intoxicating-hemp derived drinks and bars on it, but that’s exactly what happened at two different meetings, Tuesday, June 24. … Continue reading “This Is Not Going Away.”