Maine Governor Wants to 'Get Rid' of Medical Marijuana Program
Maine Governor Paul LePage (R). LePage said after the election that he intends to ask President-elect Donald Trump to enforce federal marijuana laws in Maine to prevent the state from legalizing marijuana.
Maines Republican Governor Paul LePage has never been a fan of marijuana reform, and on Thursday he suggested that thestates medical marijuana program should be eliminated now that voters have approved legalizing recreational marijuana.
Speaking on the PortlandsWGANonThursday, LePage called for the end of the states medical marijuana program once recreational ma.
In November, Maine voters approved Question1, legalizing recreational use of marijuana for adults 21 or older, by a slim margin of just over 4,000 votes. Implementation of thereferendum is currently on hold, however, as a recount on the vote is ongoing.
I think we gotta [sic] get rid of medical marijuana. If youve got recreational marijuana, its over the counter. Why do we need medical marijuana? the Governor asked, despite having just calledon the state legislature to overturn the will of the voters and put the kibosh on the legalization. You dont need a prescription to buy Bayer aspirin, so why do you need a prescription to buy recreational marijuana or medical marijuana?
Outgoing State Representative Diane Russel (D-Portland) has been one of the Maines leading marijuana advocates in her eight years as a state representative. As a legislator, she supported medical marijuana, filed legalization bills, and was one of the leading proponentsfor the Yes on 1 campaign this year.
As the long-time leader of the movement to end marijuana prohibition, in Maine, I stand in strong support ...
