Maine MMJ News - The Lucky 8 MMJ Dispensaries are close to Selection

MMJ USA is looking forward to building out Maine's Medical marijuana dispensaries page. However, Maine's Dispensary page will be different than the rest of the state's pages, as Maine will only approve 8 Total, Medical Marijuana dispensaries.

The latest Maine Medical Marijuana news is there are currently (6/29/2010) 27 applicants vying to be one of THE LUCKY 8. Almost half of the applicants want their dispensary to be in York and Cumberland counties. Some districts only have one applicant. Cathy Cobb, Director of Health and Human Services, and her four horsemen have the job of filtering down the applicants to THE LUCKY 8 within the next 2 weeks. They will be using a 100 Point System to grade the applicants. Scoring will depend on many factors, including:

• Sustainability of the Dispensary.
• Security of the Dispensary's growing operation.
• Can the dispensary produce enough MMJ to supply patients?
• Growing skills (quality?)
• Ability to prevent internal theft.

Basically, it really depends on the Dispensary's ability to prove they can maintain a successful and safe MMJ Dispensary. It will always be difficult to maintain security at a MMJ Dispensary as long as the black market still has a grip on the state. Our laws have created an environment where marijuana, a plant, is worth more in its weight than Gold. As long as Maine keeps one foot in prohibition and one foot out, there will be problems. Free the Weed and let the people grow it at their homes, should they choose to. Then your 8 marijuana dispensaries in Maine will thrive in a safe environment. More Here.