Southern and coastal residents and those under 50 are driving the support for the ballot question.
Marijuana
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Saco enacts limits on cultivation of medical marijuana
An ordinance adopted by the City Council restricts caregivers to growing pot in two industrial zones, unless they cultivate in their private residence.
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Maine business group urges tighter regulation of medical marijuana market
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.
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Law enforcement in Maine unprepared for legal marijuana, police chiefs say
The Maine Association of Chiefs of Police will launch a public education campaign about the dangers of legal pot.
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Sabattus police seize 130 marijuana plants from Lisbon Road home
Five residents were charged with cultivating marijuana, police said.
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U.S. affirms its prohibition on medical marijuana
The decision keeps the federal government at odds with Maine and 24 other states that allow medical marijuana.
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Passamaquoddies drop idea to grow medical marijuana
The tribe says it cut off contact last fall with a Colorado company whose officials now face drug charges.
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Supporters of Maine marijuana drive open Portland office
Maine residents will have the option of voting ‘yes on 1’ in November.
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Legalization of marijuana a hot topic at Augusta trade show
Home Grown Maine 2016 is happening about five months before residents will vote on whether to make recreational use of marijuana legal in the state.
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Marijuana legalization cleared for Maine ballot
Secretary of State Matt Dunlap’s office said Wednesday that the campaign had submitted more than the 61,123 signatures needed to qualify for the ballot this November.