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The state's first medical cannabis law was passed in 1999, [1] allowing patients to grow their own plants. [2] The cities of Portland and South Portland decriminalized the possession and recreational use of marijuana in 2013 and 2014, respectively. In 2016, a ballot initiative, Question 1, proposed the statewide legalization of marijuana use ...
Jan. 27—Two alleged Maine marijuana traffickers can be prosecuted on drug charges, an appeals court ruled on Thursday in a crucial test of a congressional act seeking to prevent many federal ...
Meehan moved from Connecticut to Maine so she could access cannabis for her daughter, who became a national advocate for medical marijuana. Cyndimae died in 2016 at the age of 13.
Timeline of Gallup polls in US on legalizing marijuana. [1]In the United States, cannabis is legal in 39 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose. [2]
The high electricity consumption of a home, its cardboard-covered windows and odor of marijuana drew law enforcement's attention to an illicit grow operation off the beaten path in rural Maine.
Nevada also passes a medical cannabis initiative, but it requires second approval in 2000 to become law, as per the state constitution. [32] 1999: Maine legalizes medical cannabis through ballot measure. [31] 2000: Hawaii becomes the first state to legalize medical cannabis through state legislature. [33]
Similar clubs appeared outside San Francisco in the ensuing years as other cities passed legislation to support the medical use of cannabis. The Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana was founded in 1993 after 75% of Santa Cruz voters approved Measure A in November 1992. [65]
Operators of illegal marijuana grow enterprises hidden inside rural homes in Maine don’t have to worry much about prying neighbors. An electric utility made an unusual proposal to help law ...