The No on 1 campaign, which halted its recount effort over the weekend, says it will monitor events as the new industry takes shape.
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Cities and towns put brakes on marijuana
Maine municipalities embrace temporary moratoriums on pot-related businesses in an effort to adjust more gradually to change.
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Opponents drop recount effort, acknowledge that Maine voters approved legalized marijuana
The group filed its request to withdraw the recount effort with the Maine Secretary of State’s Office on Saturday.
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Outcome unchanged as recount on marijuana referendum is suspended until the new year
With about 30 percent of the ballots recounted on the question of legalizing the drug, ‘yes’ is still ahead.
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Hallowell treads slowly on moratorium
The City Council meets Monday to begin discussing a potential temporary ban on marijuana-related businesses.
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Marijuana recount heads into second week after snow delay
The No on 1 campaign says it continues to pick up votes, but the official vote tally won’t be released until the recount is finished.
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Marijuana legalization opponents criticized for coming up short on volunteers at start of recount
The No on 1 campaign had not provided the full roster of 10 volunteer counters for the first two and a half days of the statewide recount, but said a full contingent was working Wednesday afternoon.
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Ballot by ballot, recount of marijuana legalization vote begins in Augusta
The review of as many as 700,000 ballots from roughly 500 communities could delay implementation of the law even if the results are not overturned.
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Richmond, Maine, to review moratorium on shops, clubs that offer marijuana
Selectmen are expected to move on a required vote for placing a temporary ban on considering applications for the retail businesses authorized in Question 1.
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Augusta weighs temporary ban on recreational marijuana businesses
Like other communities in Maine, it will consider a moratorium to give it time to prepare for legalization.