Mainers for Medical Rights

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Maine Medical Marijuana Initiative Question #2 on the ballot.

YES	NO
61.4 %	38.6 %

% Reporting	Last Updated
17 %	9:25 pm ET

If approved by voters, the Maine Medical Marijuana Act will: Increase treatment options for seriously or terminally ill patients. Protect physicians from criminal and professional sanctions if they recommend medical marijuana to a patient Provide patients with a legal defense if they are arrested for using medical marijuana recommended by a physician Since 1996, voters in seven states have strongly supported similar medical marijuana initiatives.As the only state with a 1999 referendum, Mainers have the opportunity to build on the growing momentum for a national policy to allow medical marijuana use by patients with debilitating medical conditions.		LATEST NEWS
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The stigma of using marijuana as medicine keeps many patients from being able to speak out. Here, however, are the personal stories of some Mainers who want to share their stories: