USA: Maine becomes the fifth state to allow cannabis dispensaries
Voters approved a referendum making Maine the fifth state to allow
cannabis dispensaries, but advocates of the medical use of
cannabis say it won't become like California, where hundreds of
cannabis shops have opened. California, Colorado, New Mexico
and Rhode Island allow for places where patients can legally buy
cannabis. Maine voters gave their approval to the measure on 3
November with 59 per cent in favour.
Referendum opponents pointed at Los Angeles as proof that
cannabis outlets are a bad idea. There, the district attorney has
vowed to close shops that are selling the drug to people who don't
qualify. However, Maine law requires that dispensaries be licensed
by the state, while California law does not. Maine law also narrowly
defines medical conditions for which patients can be prescribed
cannabis, while California allows doctors to recommend it for
virtually any ailment. 13 states of the USA have legalized the
medical use of cannabis: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado,
Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode
Island, Vermont and Washington.
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Maine is 5th State to allow Dispensaries
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Maine is 5th State to allow Dispensaries
the above omits Montana and the gleeful attitude that allows felons to grow for dispensaries,if they're kinda quiet about it.
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