This week a milestone was met in the state of Maine regarding the recently approved Maine Medical Marijuana Act. On November 3, 2009 Maine voters approved Question 5, which enacted the citizen-initiated bill, “An act to establish the Maine Medical Marijuana Act” (LD 975, IB 2). Since then there has been much speculation, controversy and anticipation amongst the Maine medical marijuana community to where dispensaries will be located and who will be allowed to run them.
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Maine Approves Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
July 10th, 2010Maine Proposal Allows Only 8 Marijuana Dispensaries
March 21st, 2010A legislative committee trying to implement Maine’s expanded medical marijuana law has agreed on a plan that allows up to eight medical marijuana dispensaries across the state.
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They want the eight dispensaries to correlate with the eight Maine public health zones.
Four communities put brakes on pot-shops
January 30th, 2010This article was in the Portland Press Herald on Sat Jan 30th
PORTLAND — The expansion of Maine’s medical marijuana law approved by voters last fall allows for the creation of marijuana dispensaries. But the idea is not being embraced in a number of communities.At least four towns and cities are taking it upon themselves to pass moratoriums on pot shops. Municipal officials say they need time to create rules of their own to address questions such as where marijuana retailers will be allowed in their towns and how many there can be. Bangor officials are already working to incorporate marijuana dispensaries into the city’s zoning regulations. Auburn, Brewer,Ellsworth and South Portland have passed or intend to pass moratoriums on dispensaries.
