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Maine Marijuana Group Challenges State Over Signatures


AUGUSTA, Maine — Proponents of a marijuana legalization ballot initiative disqualified by Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap told a judge Wednesday that the decision relied on an “unconstitutionally vague” legal interpretation.

The court battle will decide the fate of a question that would make Maine the fifth state to legalize marijuana, and it revolves around more than 17,000 signatures notarized by Stavros Mendros, who’s at the center of another appeal over a failed York County casino question.

Advocates submitted more than 99,000 signatures to get the question on the 2016 Maine ballot — more than the required 61,123 valid signatures from voters. But in March, Dunlap threw out nearly 48,000 signatures for many reasons.

The appeal hinges on petition signatures notarized by Mendros.

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