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Title: Maine's governor vetoes marijuana bill
Source: money.cnn.com
URL Source: http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/03/news/maine-marijuana-veto/index.html
Published: Nov 3, 2017
Author: Aaron Smith
Post Date: 2017-11-03 20:44:23 by Gatlin
Keywords: None
Views: 1118
Comments: 31

Residents of Maine voted to legalize marijuana in 2016.

But their governor on Friday vetoed a bill that would regulate and tax the sale of recreational marijuana, dealing a set back to the state's effort to implement retail markets.

Paul LePage said one reason he vetoed the bill is because the federal government prohibits cannabis.

"Until I clearly understand how the federal government intends to treat states that seek to legalize marijuana, I cannot in good conscience support any scheme in state law to implement expansion of legal marijuana in Maine," he said, in a letter to state lawmakers. "We need assurances that a change in policy or administration at the federal level will not nullify those investments."

The bill passed the Maine Senate with a veto-proof majority, but not the House. Lawmakers will meet on Monday and have an opportunity to override LePage's veto. Friday was the last day for LePage to veto bills to regulate the sale of marijuana.

Erik Altieri, spokesman for the pro-legalization organization NORML, said LePage's veto "is just the latest in a line of anti-democratic attacks coming from his office and his stonewalling will only ensure the prolonged existence of a criminal black market in Maine and deny the state coffers of needed tax revenue."

"Maine should be looking at ways to expeditiously implement a robust legalization program that represents what state voters approved at the ballot box," said Altieri.

LePage pointed to what he called "the failing of the medical marijuana program" and "the exploitation of loopholes" which he said has led to an increase in medical marijuana patients in the last year. He also said Maine lawmakers are dealing with "unrealistic deadlines" to establish regulations.

Maine is scheduled to start up legal retail sales of recreational marijuana on July 1, 2018, the same month that Massachusetts and Canada are scheduled to begin legal sales. Medical marijuana is already legal in Maine.

Eight states have legalized the sale of recreational marijuana. The five other states are Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Alaska. In Washington, D.C., voters legalized the possession, cultivation and use of recreational marijuana, but not the sale.

LePage is the second governor to veto a legalization bill.

Vermont became the first and only state earlier this year to pass a recreational legalization bill through legislative means. Governor Phil Scott, a Republican, vetoed the bill and said he was not satisfied it adequately protected public safety. But he would consider a bill that toughened penalties for stoned driving and providing marijuana to children.

The movement toward legalization has been growing in recent years, and medical marijuana is now legal in 29 states.

New Frontier Data, a company that analyzes the marijuana industry, says the legal cannabis market was worth in $6.6 billion in 2016 and forecasts that the industry could grow to $21 billion by 2020.


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Paul LePage said one reason he vetoed the bill is because the federal government prohibits cannabis.

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#3. To: Gatlin (#0)

Paul LePage said one reason he vetoed the bill is because the federal government prohibits cannabis.

.... and he's afraid that if the signs the bill, the federal law prohibiting cannabis would be struck down.

Makes sense.

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#6. To: Pinguinite (#3)

No he means he would be violating the law.

Would you rather live in a society where everyone was sober, or everyone was stoned constantly?

A K A Stone  posted on  2017-11-04   7:27:12 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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No he means he would be violating the law.

If he believes that signing a state bill into law would violate federal law, then he lacks sufficient civics knowledge to qualify for public office.

Would you rather live in a society where everyone was sober, or everyone was stoned constantly?

Sober. But your question is completely different from asking if cannabis should be legal or not. The law would not, after all, require everyone consume cannabis daily. And anyone who has a good faith belief that cannabis is medicine that aids them with a medical condition should be allowed to use it.

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