Potimus Prime

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 could possibly mark a historic event as the first committee hearing for LD 1453, An Act To Legalize and Tax Marijuana, assembles. Representative Diane Russell is sponsoring this bill that takes a truly comprehensive approach to legalizing the good leaf by taxing and regulating marijuana, expanding the existing provisions for people providing and under medical care, along with lifting all restrictions on industrial hemp farming. Yes, you heard correctly. Lift ALL current sanctions against industrial hemp farming. If all goes well, Maine could truly help spearhead the cannabis reform movement by setting an example of non-medicinal benefits of the legalization of marijuana.

Read more in an interview with Maine Representative Diane Russell by Freedom is Green, and follow the “Maine First” movement on Facebook.