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Maine group seeks ballot initiative to legalize recreational pot
Source: Reuters
Maine group seeks ballot initiative to legalize recreational pot
BY DAVE SHERWOOD
PORTLAND, Maine Tue Feb 10, 2015 6:25pm EST
(Reuters) - Marijuana advocates have filed paperwork in Maine seeking a 2016 ballot initiative that would legalize recreational use of the drug in the northeastern-most U.S. state, officials said on Tuesday.
The move comes amid a broader, nationwide push for marijuana legalization following 2014 ballot victories in Oregon, Alaska and the District of Columbia, which joined Colorado and Washington in allowing adults to use the drug without a prescription.
Some 23 states and the District of Columbia also permit medical marijuana use, though the drug remains illegal under federal law.
Legalize Maine, a local organization with no ties to national pro-pot groups, said legalizing marijuana would help the state’s ailing, largely rural economy.
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BY DAVE SHERWOOD
PORTLAND, Maine Tue Feb 10, 2015 6:25pm EST
(Reuters) - Marijuana advocates have filed paperwork in Maine seeking a 2016 ballot initiative that would legalize recreational use of the drug in the northeastern-most U.S. state, officials said on Tuesday.
The move comes amid a broader, nationwide push for marijuana legalization following 2014 ballot victories in Oregon, Alaska and the District of Columbia, which joined Colorado and Washington in allowing adults to use the drug without a prescription.
Some 23 states and the District of Columbia also permit medical marijuana use, though the drug remains illegal under federal law.
Legalize Maine, a local organization with no ties to national pro-pot groups, said legalizing marijuana would help the state’s ailing, largely rural economy.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/10/us-usa-marijuana-maine-idUSKBN0LE2UN20150210
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