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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) – Gay marriage supporters in Maine say they’re moving forward to put the issue up for a statewide vote this year. Three activist groups have collected far more than the 50,000-some signatures needed to put gay marriage on the ballot. They say they intend to submit their petitions.
WILTON, Maine (AP) – Police say 1 of the victims of an accident on Route 2 in Wilton this week that took two lives was not legally allowed to be behind the wheel and tried to pass another vehicle illegally. Police tell the Sun Journal that 36-year-old Joseph Breton of Jay had his license revoked indefinitely as a habitual offender in 2007 and tried to pass another vehicle in a double-yellow line no-passing zone on Monday afternoon. Roads were slick with snow and ice.
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) – The state Senate has confirmed Governor Paul LePage’s appointments of a district prosecutor and a family court magistrate to Maine’s District Court bench. Senators voted today to confirm the nominations of Nancy Carlson and Evert Fowle. The Senate also finalized the appointment of Patrick Keliher of South Gardiner as commissioner of the Marine Resources Department. Keliher’s been acting commissioner.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Governor Paul LePage is delivering the welcoming remarks as more than 500 real estate professionals gather for an annual real estate conference in Portland. The Maine Real Estate Development Foundation is hosting its annual Real Estate Forecast Conference and member showcase today at the Holiday Inn by the Bay.
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BANGOR, Maine — A live, national webcast Thursday that is now available on video worldwide has put the spotlight on Bangor in the ongoing fight against synthetic drug abuse.
Bangor’s struggle with bath salts is highlighted in “Designer Drugs: The New Frontier,” an hourlong webcast produced by the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America in cooperation with the National Guard Bureau and the Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training Program.
“I’m pleased. I think it’s a real good snapshot of what took place here,” said Chief Deputy Troy Morton of Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office. “It’s good to see that this will be used in other places to get on top of the issue and it also absolutely clarifies that what this community did as a whole to deal with the problem was right on.”
Morton watched the webcast’s premiere from the Bangor City Council chambers Thursday afternoon along with Bangor Health and Community Services Department Director Shawn Yardley and a dozen other viewers, including several civic officials and residents.
“They really did a good job drawing all the pieces together and … reflecting on what happened,” said Yardley. “I was really nervous to see how we would be portrayed because it would have been real easy to say, ‘It’s here because of everything wrong in Bangor.’ We still have our issues, but we’ve done a good job coming together to try to respond to this danger and
Article source: http://bangordailynews.com/2012/01/26/news/bangor/bangor-highlighted-in-national-designer-drugs-webcast/?ref=latest
January 26, 2012 1:48PM
Updated: January 26, 2012 1:48PM
The following incidents in uninco rporated Maine Township were compiled by the Cook County Sheriff’s Department. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Only a court of law can make that determination.
DRUG POSSESSION
Ed Youkhana, 22, of the 400 block of Edgewood, Northfield, was charged with possession of marijuana following a Jan. 13 traffic stop. According to police the officer who conducted the traffic stop at Harrison Street and Dee Road detected an odor of marijuana inside the vehicle,
Article source: http://parkridge.suntimes.com/news/crime/10228502-418/cook-county-sheriffs-reports-for-feb-2-2012.html
Michael Johnson entered the Oregon Medical Marijuana
Program two years ago, decades after he quit smoking pot recreationally,
to help cope with a debilitating back injury. The 55-year-old
residential contractor also began cultivating marijuana plants inside
his Southeast Portland home, for himself and two other patients for whom
he is a registered caregiver. Always a bit of a green thumb, he figured
it shouldn’t be too difficult to grow what’s essentially just a weed.
“When
I was a kid, we used to take seeds and throw them along the riverbank,
and there would always be something there,” he says. “I didn’t think
anything beyond that.”
As Johnson soon
learned, indoor gardening is a difficult and pricey pursuit. He
initially made several small mistakes, like trying to use aluminum foil
to reflect light. He also had to deal with spider mites, a pest common
to the Pacific Northwest and particularly to marijuana growers.
And he was surprised
by the sheer cost of maintaining a grow site. Johnson estimates his
expenses average between $100 and $130 per ounce. He receives a
financial assist from the two patients he grows for, who reimburse him
for supplies.
Another thing he quickly learned: “You don’t talk about it.”
Although Oregon state
law allows OMMP patients to grow a minimal amount of
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The Help Heat Homes program held a benefit spaghetti dinner Jan. 20 sponsored by the Rockland Elks Club, which provided the space, cooking, set-up and cleanup for the event.
“The response from the public was truly amazing as we checked in our first 100 attendees by 5:15 p.m.,” said a Jan. 23 press release. “We served approximately 350 supportive guests. The enthusiasm of this event was increased by a raffle of donations from the Emblem Club and also a 50/50 raffle. Music by Static Coda and a major donation from the Maine Marijuana Growers for Medical Purposes added heightened interest and excitement to an evening of sharing.”
“This enthusiastic group gave generously to support their community and I am pleased to report that I will present to Penquis Director Pinny Beebe-Center tomorrow $8,079 to support the Help Heat Homes program,” wrote Jan Dolacter in an email.
Help Heat Homes thanked Hannaford of Camden and Rockland, French Brawn, Walmart, and Megunticook Market for their contributions to the meal; Morse’s Sauerkraut, The Hole in the Wall, Noah Rosen, Paula Sutton and The Emblem Club for providing desserts; along with the Samoset, Chris Rector and again The Emblem Club for the raffle item donations and all of the many volunteers who spontaneously donned an apron and helped serve the meal and greet guests.
“The outpouring of community support was truly heartwarming,” a representative of Help Heat Homes wrote.
Article source: http://knox.villagesoup.com/news/story/community-supports-help-heat-homes-program/480818
Medical marijuana clone plants are shown at a medical marijuana dispensary in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
BOSTON – Peter B. Lewis, the chairman of insurance giant Progressive Corp., is bankrolling the effort to legalize medical marijuana in Massachusetts.
Lewis – a wealthy and noted medical marijuana supporter – contributed $525,000, or virtually all the money raised by the Committee for Compassionate Medicine, the group seeking to place the question on the Nov. 6 ballot. Lewis is a founder and currently chairman of Progressive, based in Mayfield Village, Ohio.
In a report filed with the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance, the committee said it spent $350,000 collecting signatures for the effort, paying a firm called Spoonworks Inc. in Brookline for gathering the signatures. In December, the organization submitted 80,710 signatures to clear a big hurdle for qualifying for the ballot.
Between August and the end of last year, the committee reported raising a total of $526,000 and spending $518,000.
In addition to paying for collecting signatures, the Committee for Compassionate Medicine also spent $130,000 on public relations, paying the money to Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications, Inc. of Boston.
The ballot question would make Massachusetts the 16th state, including Maine and Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia, to have laws allowing the medical use of marijuana.
The ballot question follows one in
Article source: http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/01/chairman_of_insurance_giant_pr.html
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4. Bill Introduced in Congress: Congressmen Ron Paul and Barney Frank introduced a bill that would let states decide their own marijuana policies without federal intrusion; this was not just about medical marijuana policies. The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) – a cannabis advocacy organization in the United States – has lobbied Congress for five years to initiate this legislation, which MPP helped to draft. At least 21 House members are sponsoring this legislation, as of today.
3. Medical Marijuana Laws Implemented and Expanded by New Mexico, New Jersey, Maine and D.C. : Maine’s Health Department issued eight dispensary licenses in 2010, going by a ballot initiative that was approved of by 59 percent of Maine voters in November 2009. All but one of the dispensaries has opened. Meanwhile, in New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie held a news conference on July 19, where he said he didn’t believe New Jersey dispensaries would be targeted under federal law, and, as a result, six dispensaries will open in the state. In New Mexico, the number of dispensaries increased from 17 to 25. The D.C. government, on its part, launched an application process that will result in 10 growers and five dispensaries being licensed in the nation’s capital by April.
2. World leaders and Their Views: The “Global Commission on Drug Policy”, on June 2, announced its support for the drug. This was also seen as a way of rejecting former U.S. President, Richard Nixon, and his launch of
Article source: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/285583/20120122/ron-paul-medical-marijuana-legalization-five-highlights.htm
By Erin Rhoda erhoda@mainetoday.com
Staff Writer
SKOWHEGAN — “I have never been able to die,” Brent Tweedie said, standing in a red hat Saturday beneath falling snow outside the new homeless shelter on McClellan Street.
HOME: Brent Tweedie, 47, shows his bed at the Trinity Men’s Homeless Shelter at the Trinity Baptist Church in Skowhegan Saturday morning. Tweedie has been a resident since July 2011.
Staff photo by Michael G. Seamans
OPEN: Ron Spaulding, left, and Rev. Richard Perry, right, clap after a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the Trinity Men’s Homeless Shelter at the Trinity Baptist Church in Skowhegan Saturday morning.
Staff photo by Michael G. Seamans
People walked by him to enter the Skowhegan Miracle Homeless Shelter to commemorate its official opening day. For 47-year-old Tweedie, though, Saturday marked just one in a long line of celebrations of what he described as his new life.
As one of 43 current residents at the shelter, he is surviving depression. After pulling himself back from committing suicide several times, he said he thought: “Maybe God’s not ready to take me home yet.”
So he found a different home, he said. The men’s homeless shelter at Trinity Evangelical
Article source: http://www.onlinesentinel.com/news/homeless-shelter-provides-men-with-second-chance_2012-01-21.html
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