Maine considers decriminalizing marijuana with civil penalties
In Augusta the Judiciary Committee debated the Maine Criminal Code and moved toward a full rewrite. The marijuana section, seen as the most controversial, could replace up to 11 months imprisonment and a 1000 dollar fine with a civil fine not surpassing 100 dollars. Sale remains a crime.
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Augusta
Maine
Judiciary Committee
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School Faculty Committee On Medical Research
Dana L. Farnsworth
National Commission On Marijuana and Drug Abuse
State approves school bus purchases and other measures
Gov. Longley signs laws requiring education commissioner approval for school bus purchases to avert last minute buys before LD 1994 changes. The bills repeal a bobcat bounty, ease rural vehicle registration, and discuss drug policy with mixed views on decriminalization and penalties.
Veterans Group Opposes Lower Burial Standards at Cemetery
Augusta Maine veterans groups oppose a bill to allow burials of veterans with less than honorable discharges at the state veterans cemetery. Arnold Leavitt leads the opposition, saying the cemetery honors only those who served honorably. Richard W Jacobs supports the bill, arguing discharge fairness and nonuniform rulings in service records.
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Augusta
Veterans Cemetery
Arnold Leavitt
Veterans Coordinating Committee
Richard Davies
Corono
Veterans and Retirement Committee
Richard W. Jacobs
The
University
Maine
Orono
Leavitt
Robert Washburn
Bureau of Veterans Services
Veterans Administration
Washburn
Democrats Plan Affirmative Action for Delegates
Maine Democratic Party will adopt an affirmative action program in April to involve minorities in selecting delegates for the 1976 Democratic National Convention. State party chairman David W. Bustin said minority groups are being consulted, with Judy Potter of the University of Maine Law School coordinating the plan.
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Augusta
Maine
Democratic Party
David W. Bustin
Judy Potter
University of Maine Law School
Illness Plan Reforms Urged by Maine Lawmaker
Rep Glenys Berry a Madison Republican proposed a bill to reform Maine's catastrophe illness plan She recommends exempting those over 62 from the programs 20 percent income and 1000 dollar medical spend threshold and keeping aid if the state fails its annual income review of a family’s finances
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Augusta
Glenys Berry
Madison Republican
Maine
Highpine Demolay to Hold Car Wash and Food Sale
The Highpine Demolay Wells-Highpine Chapter will run a car wash Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Brown's Gulf Wells Corner and Alexander's Gulf in Ogunquit. A food sale starts at 10 a.m. at Wells IGA.
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Highpine Demolay
WELLS
Highpine Chapter
Order of Demolay
Brown's Gulf
Wells Corner
Alexander's Gulf
Ogunquit
Wells Iga
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