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State Chapters => State Politics/Government => Topic started by: Free Vulcan on April 18, 2018, 06:17:33 pm
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Lawmakers in Maine are confident they have the votes to override a likely veto by Gov. Paul LePage (R) on a bill legalizing recreational marijuana.
The state Senate on Tuesday passed the bill in a concurrence vote by 25-10; the House also approved it last week by a veto-proof margin. Legislators in the House believe their bloc of support for the bill will hold if the governor follows through on his promise to use a veto, according to the Portland Press Herald.
LePage has said he will strike down the bill over concerns that legalizing an adult-use marijuana program would create a second set of regulations and taxes on the substance in addition to the state's existing medical marijuana program.
Read more at: http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/383779-maine-lawmakers-believe-they-can-override-governor-veto-on-marijuana (http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/383779-maine-lawmakers-believe-they-can-override-governor-veto-on-marijuana)