Maine will have marijuana social clubs… in 2023
Published: Jan 17, 2018, 11:11 am • Updated: Jan 17, 2018, 11:11 am
By The Associated Press
AUGUSTA, Maine — A marijuana legalization panel in Maine has voted to delay pot social clubs until 2023.
The Portland Press Herald reports the Marijuana Legalization Implementation Committee voted 5-1 to stall social club licensing. Committee members say they want to wait so Maine can learn from other states and gather more information.
Republican Gov. Paul LePage vetoed a bill that would’ve paved the way for social club licensing by 2019. He had raised concerns about impaired driving.
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Social club supporters say legislators should look to their constituents. Maine residents voted to approve social clubs in a 2016 referendum. Proponents have also compared social clubs to bars.
Paul McCarrier, president of the pot advocacy group Legalize Maine, says the social club delay is “one part of a many-part process to get to ‘yes.’”
Information from: Portland Press Herald
Topics: Maine, pot clubs, social use
