Below is an overview of the 2016 ballot initiative to end marijuana prohibition in Maine. Click here to read the full text of the proposed initiative.

End marijuana prohibition

The initiative allows adults 21 years of age and older to possess a limited amount of marijuana, grow a limited number of marijuana plants in their homes, and possess the marijuana marijuana produced by those plants. It will remain illegal to use marijuana in public.

Regulate marijuana

The initiative establishes a tightly regulated system of licensed marijuana retail stores, cultivation facilities, product-manufacturing facilities, and testing facilities, and it creates rules governing the production, testing, transportation, and sale of marijuana and marijuana-related products (e.g. testing, labeling, and packaging requirements). Cities and towns will have the right to prohibit the operation of marijuana establishments.

Tax marijuana 

The initiative enacts a 10% tax on adult-use marijuana sales, which will be used to implement and enforce regulations. Any remaining funds will be used by the legislature