On November 6, 2017, the Maine House of Representative upheld Governor Paul R. LePage’s veto of a bill to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana. The 74-62 vote fell 17 votes short of the two-thirds margin required to override the Governor’s veto. The bill had been drafted by a special committee that was supposed to implement a law after Maine voters approved recreational marijuana in November 2016.
Currently seven states (and the District of Columbia) have recreational marijuana laws: Alaska, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
Coverage: Employers with employees in Maine.
Effective: Currently in effect
Action Required: No action is required at this time.