More than two dozen states have medical marijuana programs, but the drug is still against federal law.
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Posted inLocal & State
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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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Maine Medical Association criticizes Question 1 endorsement
Legalizing marijuana would encourage risky behavior and legitimize substance use amid a drug overdose epidemic.
Posted inNation & World, News
Marijuana industry created more than 18,000 new jobs in Colorado last year
A new report suggests that the black market is being significantly reduced by legalization, and that those reductions will continue.
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.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Two Mainers arrested on I-95 with 20 pounds of marijuana, N.H. police say
The Waldoboro men were stopped for motor vehicle violations as they drove southbound in Portsmouth.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: If tobacco and opioids aren’t bad enough, how about legal marijuana?
Question 1 is a tone-deaf proposal to legalize an addictive substance and create an industry for it.
Posted inNation & World, News
Colorado gives marijuana candy new look to avoid confusion
Colorado’s new “universal symbol” for foods that contain marijuana is designed to give the treats a distinct look, even after they’re out of the packaging.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Bath police go to home for child custody complaint, find 17 pounds of pot
A detective detects an overwhelming odor of marijuana at a home on Bumpy Hill Road.
Posted inNews, Politics
Maine joins 8 other states to vote on expanding access to marijuana
Five states – Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada – will consider legalizing the recreational use of pot, and four others will vote on expanding access for medical purposes.