Marijuana – Page 60 – The Portland Press Herald

Local & State, News, Politics

Most Mainers favor legalizing marijuana for recreational use, poll finds

by Kevin Miller September 26, 2016December 15, 2017

Southern and coastal residents and those under 50 are driving the support for the ballot question.

Local & State, News

Saco enacts limits on cultivation of medical marijuana

by Peter McGuire September 20, 2016September 13, 2017

An ordinance adopted by the City Council restricts caregivers to growing pot in two industrial zones, unless they cultivate in their private residence.

Business, Local & State, News, Politics

Maine business group urges tighter regulation of medical marijuana market

by Kevin Miller September 19, 2016September 13, 2017

Maine Professionals for Regulating Marijuana won’t endorse or oppose November’s legalization ballot measure, but calls for better oversight of the growing marijuana industry.

Cops & Courts, Local & State, News

Law enforcement in Maine unprepared for legal marijuana, police chiefs say

by Gillian Graham September 9, 2016September 13, 2017

The Maine Association of Chiefs of Police will launch a public education campaign about the dangers of legal pot.

Letters

Letter to the editor: Marijuana a starting point for escalating drug use

September 5, 2016September 4, 2016

Your front-page headline “Deaths tied to opioids climbing at record pace” (Aug. 23) should be a warning not to legalize marijuana in the state. This seems to be a starting point to escalate the drug situation, to some extent, as one thing leads to another. Harsher sentences, fines and incarceration are all good ideas. I […]

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