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.
Marijuana legalization
Posted inLocal & State, News
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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Posted inLocal & State, News
Cannabis convention takes over USM gymnasium
Products to produce medical marijuana are featured at a trade show attended by many Question 1 proponents.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Regulating cannabis like alcohol is not what Question 1 does, Maine AG Mills says
Regardless of whether marijuana should be legal, the question is whether this particular bill should become state law.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine needs rational pot policy, so vote ‘yes’ on Question 1
On Election Day, Mainers have a chance to vote against the failed 40-year war on drugs.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: Question 1 on Maine ballot reveals the real dangers of marijuana
As Election Day approaches, we are seeing how the prospect of legal pot distorts people’s thinking.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
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.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Caregiver accused of having more than 17 pounds of marijuana at Fairfield house
The most a caregiver could possess under state law is 12.5 ounces.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
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.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Effort to legalize marijuana is full of smoke and mirrors, Cumberland DA says
It creates a profit-driven industry to market pot at a time when substance abuse runs rampant.