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-King- · 11-06-2013, 07:20 PM

Portland, Maine, Legalizes Recreational Marijuana

By Robin Wilkey Posted: 11/05/2013 9:56 pm EST | Updated: 11/06/2013 12:06 pm EST

Portland, Maine, voters on Tuesday approved legalizing recreational marijuana for residents 21 and older. The measure, Question 1, passed with about 70 percent of the vote, making Portland the first East Coast city to legalize recreational pot.

Adult residents of Portland -- Maine's largest city -- may possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana under the referendum. The new measure does not permit the recreational purchase or sale of marijuana, nor does it permit its use in public spaces like parks.

"Most Portlanders, like most Americans, are fed up with our nation's failed marijuana prohibition laws," said David Boyer of the Marijuana Policy Project, a marijuana advocacy group. "We applaud Portland voters for adopting a smarter marijuana policy, and we look forward to working with city officials to ensure it is implemented."

Marijuana advocates anxiously awaited the city vote result:

Medical marijuana is already legal in Maine, and the Portland referendum is seen as largely symbolic, as it does not override state or federal laws. But the passage could spark further efforts to legalize recreational marijuana in the state, as it was in Washington and Colorado in November 2012.

"I think there's national implications, keeping the momentum that Washington and Colorado started last November in ending marijuana prohibition," said Boyert in anticipation of the vote. "This is just the next domino."

While the measure did not face organized opposition, some did raise concern over the Marijuana Policy Project's Metro bus ad campaign. Some said the ads promoted the use of marijuana, not just the passage of Question 1.

"It's highly inappropriate to be promoting pro-marijuana message in a place that has a large audience of people under the age of 21," said drug prevention group 21 Reasons spokeswoman Kate Perkins to local news group WCHS.

Metro officials reviewed the transit agency's policy and said the ads fall in line with political advertisements.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/1...n_4221919.html

**hometeam** · 11-06-2013, 07:22 PM

hooray~

FlaChief58 · 11-06-2013, 07:24 PM

It'll be legal nation wide within the next 5 years

**Nzoner** · 11-06-2013, 07:27 PM

That's beautiful

houstonwhodat · 11-06-2013, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Nzoner

That's beautiful

Nice I want some of that.

Pepe Silvia · 11-06-2013, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Nzoner

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PRIEST · 11-06-2013, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Nzoner

That's beautiful

This

**DaFace** · 11-06-2013, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Flachief58

It'll be legal nation wide within the next 5 years

That's pretty optimistic I think, but I do definitely think we'll see a ton of states legalizing after Colorado and Washington show that society won't fall apart.

FlaChief58 · 11-07-2013, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by DaFace

That's pretty optimistic I think, but I do definitely think we'll see a ton of states legalizing after Colorado and Washington show that society won't fall apart.

Maybe so, but with more and more people smoking and the old fuddy duddies in DC being replaced by people who have likely smoked at some point, the movement is gaining ground fast and as I said before, once the Fed sees all of the money they're losing out on, they will change the laws so they can tax the shit out of it.

They have a pretty good idea of how many people smoke either legally or illegally so, they already know that society won't fall apart if made legal. IMO, the main thing holding them back now is figuring out how to regulate it since it is a plant that can be grown by anyone with a green thumb. As for myself, if the quality is top notch and consistant, I would have no problem buying it rather than growing

patteeu · 11-07-2013, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Flachief58

It'll be legal nation wide within the next 5 years

No way. Not that fast.

**hometeam** · 11-07-2013, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by patteeu

No way. Not that fast.

Agreed.

Prison special interest groups are getting pissed, and have been ramping up spending in congress to shut the shit down before they have no reason to imprison people for long times for victimless or created crimes.

Prisons are big business, and they wont go down without a fight.

KCUnited · 11-06-2013, 07:27 PM

Holy shit, I'd forgotten Maine was a state. Good for them.

Mr. Laz · 11-06-2013, 07:29 PM

Welp, since the east coast is doing it ...

Simply Red · 11-06-2013, 07:30 PM

Cannibal · 11-06-2013, 07:36 PM

KS and MO will be among the very last states to follow suit.

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