Several medical marijuana caregivers who testified at the hearing said lawmakers should keep recreational use and medical marijuana programs separate. AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine lawmakers on Tuesday considered a proposal to extend a ban on retail sales of marijuana until May 1 to give the state more time to craft rules about legal cannabis. Lawmakers in the state are trying once again to sort out details of the voter-approved law legalizing recreational marijuana. Recreational marijuana use became legal for adults last year, but there’s no way to legally buy it because Republican Gov. Medical marijuana already is legal in Maine.
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine lawmakers on Tuesday considered a proposal to extend a ban on retail sales of marijuana until May 1 to give the state more time to craft rules about legal cannabis.
Lawmakers in the state are trying once again to sort out details of the voter-approved law legalizing recreational marijuana. Recreational marijuana use became legal for adults last year, but there’s no way to legally buy it because Republican Gov. Paul LePage vetoed a regulatory bill created by a bipartisan task force.
The sale of recreational marijuana is technically set to become legal Feb. 1, even though there’s no way to obtain the needed license....
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