Maine is planning to have its first recreational marijuana shops open in June, three months later than expected.

State budget forecasters are banking on a robust kickoff, however, estimating $5 million in sales by the end of the month.

Maine is “very close” to issuing the first round of conditional recreational business licenses, said Erik Gundersen, the director of the Office of Marijuana Policy.

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Penelope Overton ~ Portland Press Herald ~