Maine Lawmakers Contemplate Override of LePage’s Marijuana Veto

Gov. LePage vetoed Maine’s legislative effort to regulate and tax the sale of adult-use marijuana on Friday, which promptly ignited today’s effort to override the governor’s assault on the citizen-backed initiative.

Now, back in the state capital, elected officials in both the House and Senate will need to cultivate a two-thirds majority vote to override the governor’s Ill-conceived veto – no later than Monday at midnight.

On Friday, the Maine Governor authored a letter explaining his position. LePage cited his ongoing anxiety over how the Trump administration would ultimately handle a “bifurcated” system that creates a noteworthy conflict between federal and state policy.

Maine’s Gov. LePage stands in the way of recreational #marijuana legalization by vetoing latest implementation bill: https://t.co/kbxQhfKuI7 pic.twitter.com/LpJxx7RjcC

— Marijuana.com (@mjdotc) November 3, 2017

“Until I clearly understand how the federal government intends to treat states that seek to legalize marijuana, I cannot in good conscience support any scheme in state law to implement expansion of legal marijuana in Maine,” wrote Gov. LePage.

Predictably, prohibitionist…