Maine Gearing Up for Medical Marijuana Petition Drive
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine residents who are campaigning for their state to legalize marijuana say they have filed their proposal for a statewide ballot question. The group calls itself The Campaign to...
View ArticleFormer Sheriff Making Push for Full Legalization in Maine
A former police officer turned lawmaker is launching the fourth effort this year to legalize recreational marijuana for Maine adults. Rep. Mark Dion, D-Portland, has submitted a bill that would...
View ArticleMaine’s Struggle to Find the Right Path for Legal Marijuana
AUGUSTA, Maine — It’s been well-reported that there are two competing groups trying to place marijuana legalization on the state ballot in 2016. The two plans differ in how much marijuana can be sold,...
View ArticleWalk-In Medical Marijuana Clinics Now Operating in Maine
BANGOR, Maine — A health care company that operates walk-in clinics in five states that specialize in qualifying people to use medical marijuana recently expanded into Maine, with locations in Bangor,...
View ArticleGroups in Maine Clash Over Legalizing Adult-Use Marijuana
AUGUSTA — Law enforcement officials, public health organizations and critics of the “war on drugs” clashed Wednesday over bills seeking to legalize marijuana, offering a potential preview of statewide...
View ArticleBill to Legalize Marijuana Falters in Maine Legislature
AUGUSTA — Members of a legislative committee voted Thursday to reject a bill seeking to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Maine. However, one of the bill’s sponsors said the real fight will be...
View ArticleMaine Legislators Reject Marijuana Legalization Bills
AUGUSTA, Maine — If Maine is going to “free the weed,” the Legislature wants no part of the process. Lawmakers in the House and Senate overwhelmingly affirmed on Monday that they would not pass a law...
View ArticleCould Maine Be a Leader in the Recreational Marijuana Industry?
Maine is poised to be a leader in the recreational marijuana business because of its success with medical cannabis, the head of the state’s largest medical marijuana dispensary group said Wednesday....
View ArticleMaine Marijuana Legalization Groups Agree to Work Together
AUGUSTA, Maine — The two campaigns that have been jousting to put competing marijuana legalization questions on Maine’s 2016 state ballot have coalesced behind one plan, organizers announced Monday. It...
View ArticleMaine Legalization Groups Come Together to Forge Unity From Discord
By Becky DeKeuster Cannabis advocates in Maine and elsewhere breathed a sigh of relief last week as dueling campaigns announced that they would unite behind a single legalization initiative in 2016....
View ArticleFirst New Hampshire Medical Marijuana Patient Will Buy Her Pot in Maine
The first New Hampshire resident to be certified as a medical marijuana patient will travel to Maine Friday to buy marijuana from a Portland dispensary. Linda Horan, a 64-year-old Alstead resident with...
View ArticleMaine Group Says They Have Enough Signatures For Legalization Ballot Measure
The group pushing for a November referendum on marijuana legalization will submit its signatures to the secretary of state Monday, paving the way for a decision on whether Maine should join the growing...
View ArticleLegalization Initiative Fails to Qualify For Maine Ballot
AUGUSTA –– An effort to legalize recreational use of marijuana in Maine did not qualify for the November ballot, according to state election officials. Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said in a...
View ArticleAdult-Use Legalization: Can Maine Get There from Here?
By Becky DeKeuster Despite robust support for legalization among Mainers, the path to legalized cannabis here took an unexpected turn last week. In February, the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana like...
View ArticleCourt Will Decide Fate of Maine Marijuana Legalization Initiative
Backers of a marijuana legalization effort disqualified last week by the Maine secretary of state’s office sued the state on Thursday, saying the decision should be overturned. The dispute centers on...
View ArticleJudge’s Ruling Open the Door to Maine Legalization Vote
An effort to allow Maine residents to vote to legalize recreational marijuana use advanced on Friday when a judge overruled a state official’s decision invalidating some of the signatures needed to get...
View ArticleReferendum Proposal Meets Threshold to Appear on Maine Ballot
A referendum proposal to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Maine has met the threshold to appear on the November ballot, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said Wednesday. The announcement...
View ArticleThe Permitting Vortex: How a Simple Question Turns Into Regulatory Hell
By Patricia Rosi Coming off the Memorial Day weekend, I thought I would start on a humorous note by sharing our most recent challenge: Convincing local authorities that installing a closed loop,...
View ArticlePoll: Most Maine Voters in Favor of Legalizing Marijuana
A majority of Maine voters favor legalizing marijuana for recreational use, according to a new Portland Press Herald poll showing a groundswell of support among residents under age 50 and among those...
View ArticleMarijuana Polls Show Support for Legalization in States Voting This Fall
Marijuana advocates are heading into the final weeks of the 2016 campaign with the wind at their backs as the latest polling shows legalization measures currently favored by voters in all five states...
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