no they're not lol. it's a nuisance settlement. not a penny over $25k. that's why they're not disclosing the paltry amount compared to what he was asking. a settlement is not a win in any respect. only ambulance-chaser lawyers and losers like Lin Wood paint a case settled as a case 'won.' not how it works at all.
if you're boycotting them, it means you regularly went there before. they already have your money and your health is already completely shot by their 'food'. they already won.
Mainer here. The law was proposed by a R state rep in response to peculiar re-zoning strategies playing out in other states that limit what can be grown/raised on private property and commerce/fda regs limiting what can be sold and how between private citizens. It's a way for small producers to get around statutory/regulatory limitations that favor the large agribiz conglomerates whose lobbyists write them.
That said, the wording of the amendment (not law) is vague and will end up only being defined by court cases, meaning an unelected judge will decide what it means. I think the intention of the amendment is good, but the poor execution and imprecise wording will likely mean it has the opposite effect. It will end up being used as a defense for animal abuse and selling contaminated/unsafe food.
Moral: Don't let guys named Billy Bob write amendments
We recognize the constitution just fine in Maine, regardless of who is driving the ship. We have right to work laws, constitutional carry and legal weed, and more trees than people. If you work a job subject to public health mandates, it's because you want to. I don't believe in mandates, but I also don't have sympathy for parasitic government workers or healthcare workers who don't seek work that accommodates their beliefs. In a rural state like ours, there are plenty of options for work outside the system for those who are resourceful.
In America, we are free to accept whatever employment offers we want, and are equally free to accept whatever consequences come from not fully understanding the provisions of those offers. This is a fundamental premise of the free market.
man, you gotta be smarter than this. basic media literacy, my dude.