AUGUSTA (WGME) – Lawmakers say they need more time to come up with rules around legal pot, so Maine's senate president and house speaker are looking to delay major provisions of Question 1.
David Boyer led the Yes on 1 campaign in Maine, which voters passed in November by a few thousand votes. The referendum gave lawmakers nine months to finalize the rules and regulations governing the legalization of marijuana.
"If Colorado can do it, be the first state to regulate marijuana, Maine sure as heck can as well,” Boyer said. “We've been regulating medical marijuana successfully. And there's no reason we can't regulate adult use of marijuana."
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David Boyer led the Yes on 1 campaign in Maine, which voters passed in November by a few thousand votes. The referendum gave lawmakers nine months to finalize the rules and regulations governing the legalization of marijuana.
"If Colorado can do it, be the first state to regulate marijuana, Maine sure as heck can as well,” Boyer said. “We've been regulating medical marijuana successfully. And there's no reason we can't regulate adult use of marijuana."
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