Maine Marijuana Law Basics

 

Although Maine voters legalized the use of recreational marijuana at the polls in November 2016, and legalization took effect in January, a veto issued Nov. 3 by Gov. Paul LePage, upheld a few days later by the Maine House, have made it likely that commercial production and retail sales are probably years away.

A current statewide moratorium on such sales expires Feb. 1, 2018, but Maine's Legislature reconvenes in January, so the moratorium could either be extended or replaced by an implementation law.