Bills Aim to Lessen Pot Crime Lawmaker Wants to Raise Penalties for Cocaine

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AUGUSTA - Maine would have some of the nation's most relaxed laws when it comes to marijuana possession if a Portland lawmaker's efforts gain any traction in Augusta.

Rep. Ben Chipman, I-Portland, on Thursday introduced LD 754, which would decriminalize possession of up to 5 ounces of marijuana, and LD 750, which would allow people to have up to six marijuana plants without facing criminal penalties.

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Bills Aim to Lessen Pot Crime Lawmaker Wants to Raise Penalties for Cocaine

"It is my fundamental belief that people who use marijuana for personal use on a recreational basis are not criminals," Chipman told members of the Legislature's Criminal Justice Committee.

Chipman's bills do not legalize ...

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