Bangor Daily News, 21 Mar 2013 – PORTLAND, Maine – U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine is one of 13 co-sponsors of a bill that supporters say would end marijuana prohibition at the federal level. News of the proposed legislation came on the same day that a petition drive seeking to legalize pot possession began in Portland, the largest city in Pingree’s home state. The effort to decriminalize marijuana at a federal level also comes as state Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, is pursuing a bill in Augusta to do so at the state level.

Times Record, 04 Oct 2010 – Study Results Alarm Local Substance Abuse Counselors BATH – Area health officials report that Sagadahoc County teenagers are now statistically more likely to smoke marijuana than cigarettes. The change in substance abuse trends, counselors say, indicates a troubling impression among young people that pot is safe.