Maine lawmakers agree on moratorium for rec MJ program

Maine legislators agreed Wednesday on legislation to postpone implementation of the state’s new law legalizing adult-use marijuana until Feb. 1, 2018. The legalization law was scheduled to take effect on Oct. 30, 2017. The bill to postpone parts of the Marijuana Legalization Act, negotiated by Democratic House Speaker Sara Gideon and Republican Senate President Mike Thibodeau, will be sent to lawmakers as an emergency measure, according to the Bangor Daily News. As an emergency measure, the act can go into effect immediately if at least two-thirds of the membership in both the House and Senate vote in favor ... Maine lawmakers agree on moratorium for rec MJ program is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs