US ME: Proponents Of Legalizing Pot In Portland Move Closer To Fall

Bangor Daily News, 30 May 2013 – Tom MacMillan PORTLAND, Maine – A push to legalize recreational marijuana in Maine’s largest city appears poised to go before Portland voters this fall. A coalition of political groups and activists who want make possession of the drug legal for adults turned in a petition Thursday with more than 3,200 signatures, twice the 1,500 signatures needed to place the measure on the November ballot.