If Maine voters legalize pot at the ballot box, the city would impose a 180-day ban on recreational marijuana facilities to give it time to develop zoning or an outright ban for those uses.
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Saco will consider moratorium on recreational pot businesses
But the city administrator urges councilors to put off any decision until after Tuesday’s statewide vote.
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Donations from out-of-state philanthropists driving Maine marijuana campaign
Campaigns on both sides of the issue are funded primarily by groups not based within Maine, campaign finance reports show.
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Maine agriculture chief opposes legalizing marijuana
He says it would divert state resources away from supporting farm growth, which is a bigger priority for Maine.
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Future is hazy for marijuana and the workplace
Question 1: The marijuana legalization effort puts the state in ‘uncharted territory’ that some labor experts say pits individual rights against those of Maine’s employers.
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Westbrook signals it might ban pot businesses if Question 1 passes
The City Council gives preliminary approval to a 180-day moratorium on recreational marijuana facilities to give it time to consider regulations – or an outright ban – on those businesses.
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Maine towns seek to delay marijuana clubs, stores ahead of Question 1 vote
The language in Question 1 would allow marijuana social clubs and retail stores, but some municipalities want time to consider whether that makes sense for them.
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Cannabis convention takes over USM gymnasium
Products to produce medical marijuana are featured at a trade show attended by many Question 1 proponents.
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Sides at pot legalization forum debate whether referendum would allow use by children
The attorney general’s position that Question 1 repeals laws against possession by juveniles has become a central issue in the marijuana campaign.
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Travel guru Rick Steves visits Maine to stump for legal marijuana
Steves, the largest individual donor to the Yes on 1 campaign in Maine, says he is not pro-pot, but anti-prohibition.