Pubdate: Sat, 30 May 2015
Source: Boston Globe (MA)
Copyright: 2015 Associated Press
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COMMITTEE REJECTS BILL LEGALIZING MARIJUANA

(AP) - A legislative committee has voted to reject a bill seeking to 
legalize marijuana for recreational use in Maine, but supporters say 
the real fight will be on the House floor. Democratic state 
Representative Diane Russell's bill was rejected Thursday by the 
criminal justice committee and would have allowed people 21 and older 
to have as much as one ounce of pot. It would also set a 10 percent 
tax rate on marijuana sales, The Press Herald reported. The tax 
revenues would go to public school construction, substance abuse 
programs, drug and alcohol awareness among youth, and regulation. 
Under a compromise unveiled Thursday, the bill would allow up to 45 
marijuana retail stores around the state.
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