Maine Lawmakers Want to Change Voter-Initiated Marijuana Legalization Law
AUGUSTA, ME Members of a special legislative committee havecalled for changesin the states voter-initiated adult use marijuana law prior to its full implementation.
The full legislature is expected to debate the proposed changes as an emergency bill during a special session this October.
Maine voters narrowlyapprovedThe Marijuana Legalization Act in November. Provisions in the law permitting adults to possess and grow personal use quantities of cannabis took effect in late January.
However, lawmakersdelayeduntil at least February 1, 2018 the enactment of separate regulations regarding the licensed production, sale, and social use of cannabis.
Committee members tasked with regulating retail aspects of the new law have proposed increasing taxes on commercial cannabis sales and imposing a moratorium on the establishment of adult use cannabis social clubs facilities that were explicitly permitted in the initiatives text.
Members have also proposed language allowing retail-friendly municipalities to receive a percentage of marijuana tax revenue.
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