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Maine Votes “Yes” on Medical Marijuana Act

Wed, Nov 04, 2009 12:02 pm

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Congratulations Mainers. Yesterday the Maine Medical Marijuana Act – Question 5 – passed with an estimated 60% of the vote (all precincts have not yet reported). The act expands Maine’s existing medical marijuana law, which originally passed in 1999.

Basically, the initiative will make it easier for patients to get access to their medicine by creating state licensed, non-profit dispensaries (like legislatures okayed in Rhode Island and New Mexico). Additionally, the Maine Medical Marijuana Act expands the qualifications for medical cannabis to include some pretty basic conditions many MMJ states already acknowledge.

While D.A. and president of Maine’s prosecutors association, Evert Fowle, said “It’s a very poor law … The ultimate goal of the people behind this law is to legalize marijuana,” he did at least recognize who passed the law (and who he works for). “We’ll do our best to make this law work and respect the will of the voters.”

Good for him. I’m sure that wasn’t easy. …upi.com

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George W. Dumbass

Nov 10 2009, 4:54 am

If law enforcement wasn't out chasing "POTHEADS" maybe they could chase some real criminals. But that means they'd have to do some real law enforcement work. If marijuana was legal they would have more time to chase the real bad guys. I have cousins that are in the law enforcement business, most of them are a bunch of drunks.
They drink to forget the ugly job they have to do to make a living. And most of them thinks marijuana should be legal, that it's a big waste of tax payers time and money chasing "potheads". AND IT TOOK THEM 40 SUM ODD YEARS TO FIGURE THAT ONE OUT, Slow learners.

Legalize MARIJUANA so law enforcement people can round up all the terrorist and true criminals. And stop wasting tax payers time & money chasing "POTHEADS".

GATOR BOYZ

Nov 10 2009, 3:10 am

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GATOR BOIII KINGPIN

Nov 10 2009, 3:06 am

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compinsate him

Nov 10 2009, 12:56 am

vote "yes" to war in europe, irraticate the idiot

anonymous

Nov 9 2009, 4:51 pm

when they passin in ohio

anonymous

Nov 9 2009, 10:47 am

never believe a feminist lesbian and their weak insecure counter parts

Travis

Nov 8 2009, 7:24 am

Hey where do i sign up to open a dispeciary??

downlowfunk@yahoo.com

Nov 7 2009, 11:49 pm

Anti War Rally in Portland Maine.

Video Slide show and videos of the event.

http://highwitnessnews.blogspot.com/

anonymous

Nov 7 2009, 12:41 am

all you pro radiation demociders all most from Hollywood need to fucking get hit

gstlab3

Nov 5 2009, 8:23 pm

HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY IM STILL GAY

anonymous

Nov 5 2009, 8:11 pm

its democide with depleted uranium

shotrocker

Nov 5 2009, 7:59 pm

This is how it's finally going to become legal, a chip off the stone block at a time. At some point it will be like the fall of the Berlin wall. Are there grow coaches available in Maine? Finally my Crohns and Hep C pay off!

str8rnbws420

Nov 5 2009, 5:35 pm

ahhh we've come so far. lets give the next generation the freedom! i have a feeling art is going to boom.

gstlab3

Nov 5 2009, 1:38 pm

HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY!!!!
MARIJUANA IS HERE TO STAY I FOR ONE AM GLAD TO AGREE!!
IT HAS BEEN MY LIFES MEDICINE AND PASSION TO PROMOTE THE CAUSE IN MY LITTLE NECK OF THE WOODS.
GROW YOUR OWN MAINERS!!!!
FREE YOUR MINDS AND FREE THE PLANET!!!!

JaydenBlaze

Nov 5 2009, 1:29 pm

i think its great personally, i was out there trying to get votes so im so glad to see it pass, now finding a doc to0 do it is another story i have had mine for a long time and i have one of the illneses thats listed, well lets just say my doc isnt goin to b the first one passing out scripts for mj i think they are still a lill nervous but ill get that card because i need it and to deny me is wrong

mikeishigh

Nov 5 2009, 12:08 pm

I live in maine, and I have Crohn's Disease and I am so happy that this great alternative is now legal too. Maine people rule! Let the people speak, law enforcement needs to stop wasting time on us.

Mary Warner

Nov 5 2009, 11:30 am

People in Maine who have read the law are not celebrating. Many adults prefer to make their personal medical decisions in the privacy of their doctor's office rather than leaving it up to state agencies, politicians and law enforcement. DHS now has more authority than doctors in deciding which patients are valid, which medical conditions are acceptable and how much medicine is sufficient. Here's what medical marijuana really looks like in Maine today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqt1Pec7UxY -- but do not despair, Maine Vocals is already circulating a citizens initiative petition to fix this bad law and another to end cannabis prohibition altogether in Maine. Sign on here: http://www.mainevocals.net

anonymous

Nov 5 2009, 3:23 am

its democide

bleeventexas

Nov 4 2009, 6:40 pm

congrats maine send sum of those activist 2 my conservative home state and HELP US!!!!!!!!!!!!

Piax

Nov 4 2009, 5:12 pm

WOhhooo Its happening and Gaining momentum (however it may be spelt lol) very fast.
Good to See. Lucky People of Maine ;)

Maine420bongh!tt3r

Nov 4 2009, 2:23 pm

We legalized the Weed. We made gay marriage illegal. NH has gay marriage and has 0 tolerance for marijuana.

Maine Rules. Straight stoners up this way.

Tom

Nov 4 2009, 1:55 pm

Ummm obviosly the overall goal is to legalize

peopleforthepeople

Nov 4 2009, 1:35 pm

The roots go much deeper than the drug czar,he's just on the payroll and as long as he gets that check and sees those high numbers his brain will focus more on what he sees is best for him instead of thinking past the glitter and gold. We can never stop this unless we get off their payroll, our little allowence we get to buy things that the governement has provided for our entertainment. we as a human population are sacrificing to much for the little comforts they give us, mostly fear and then tough love rinse and repeat, imagine getting paid under the table ALL THE TIME like it should be. We need to make our own goods and sell them in our own communtities, keep every cent we work for, start using hemp, deconstruct the things we have built to make the Earth hurt, reinvent transportation and start creating energy that doesnt cause cancer. Please hear the call, they can't do this to us forever, people will see. Babylon will fall!

"You can fool some people sometimes, but you cant fool all the people all the time" - Peter Tosh

Potcookie

Nov 4 2009, 12:19 pm

I live in Maine and I think that this law was a long time coming. Maine already has a pretty light law on getting caugt with weed, but i just think that this will help to get it legal all the way around.