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.
If Trump won’t clear the way for recreational use of the drug in Maine, LePage said, “then I have no choice except to not put this into play," despite a referendum endorsing it.
Trump has given contradictory statements over the years about his views on marijuana, but during the campaign, he only gave explicit approval for medical marijuana use, something Maine already allows.
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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.
If Trump won’t clear the way for recreational use of the drug in Maine, LePage said, “then I have no choice except to not put this into play," despite a referendum endorsing it.
Trump has given contradictory statements over the years about his views on marijuana, but during the campaign, he only gave explicit approval for medical marijuana use, something Maine already allows.
Read more
