LIVERMORE — Selectpersons Tuesday voted unanimously to proceed with the steps necessary to adopt a marijuana moratorium ordinance. The ordinance would give the town 180 days during which it wouldn’t approve any new businesses that are marijuana-related, such as bars and retail social clubs. Administrative Assistant Amy Byron said much was still unknown following the Nov. […]
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How the federal government could crack down on ‘legalized’ marijuana
DENVER — Weed is winning in the polls, with a solid majority of Americans saying marijuana should be legal. But does that mean the federal government will let dozens of state pot experiments play out? Not by a long shot. The government still has many means to slow or stop the marijuana train. And President-elect […]
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Norway selectmen vote against approving marijuana club moratorium
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted 2-3 Thursday evening not to ask voters to approve a moratorium on retail marijuana establishments or social clubs, because the state has up to nine months to adopt rules governing them. Town Manager David Holt said at the public hearing before the vote that after the Nov. 8 […]
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Marijuana industry worried about how Trump administration will act
The legal-weed industry that celebrated victories in eight states last week is now warily eyeing the coming Trump administration. Four words stoking angst at the moment: Attorney General Rudy Giuliani. The former New York City mayor is just one of several people floated as potential picks, but his fervent anti-marijuana stance has made him a […]
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Gov. Paul LePage eyes delay on marijuana laws
Whether Mainers will get to toke up without worrying about the police may depend on President-elect Donald Trump. Gov. Paul LePage told a Portland radio station he “will be talking to Donald Trump about it” because he’s not sure if the new administration is going to enforce a federal law prohibiting the use of marijuana. […]
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No On 1 campaign picks up papers for recount of marijuana ballots
PORTLAND — Opponents of a vote to legalize marijuana in Maine have taken the first step toward a potential recount request. Voters in the state chose to legalize recreational marijuana via a referendum vote this week. The referendum won approval by a fraction of a percentage point after a count that took nearly two days. […]
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Question 1: Setting the record straight about the usage of marijuana
I just visited Maine to share the lessons my state, Washington, has learned four years after voting to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana for adults. During my visit, Maine Gov. Paul LePage issued a video statement against Question One (Maine’s initiative to legalize the adult use of marijuana). The closest thing to a conversation I […]
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Aiming for normalization of pot use
Here we go again … the polarizing politics of prohibition begs our discussions, dialogues, debates, opinions and off-handed remarks culminating in a show of hands in voting booths coming to neighborhoods throughout Maine on the eighth of November. The subject of the matter appears to be marijuana. The driving force feels more like freedom — […]
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Maine municipalities mull marijuana moratoriums
PORTLAND — Several municipalities across Maine have moved to enact moratoriums on marijuana social clubs and retailers in anticipation of the passage of referendum Question 1 on the November ballot. The Portland Press Herald reports that the ballot measure would legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults over the age of 21 if it’s […]
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Marijuana a safer alternative
I am voting “yes” on Question 1. Marijuana can help Mainers get off of addictive, deadly opiates, just as it did for me. I am a lifelong Mainer and a 22-year veteran of the Navy. I loved my time in the service, but returned with PTSD and excruciating pain from an accident on a submarine. […]