As out-of-state group resurrects anti-cannabis petition, locals prepare to push back

By: Emma Davis

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: June 22, 2026

Words: 814

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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As voters exited the Woodfords Club polling location in Portland on June 9, Alex Perez and Hairo Roque, both from Connecticut, asked them to sign a petition to roll back the recreational use of cannabis that Mainers legalized a decade ago. Similar scenes played out in Poland and other municipalities across the state on Election Day.

This effort to repeal recreational cannabis had seemingly gone quiet after the campaign missed the winter deadline to …

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