Brewer quoted in MPBN report on marijuana legalization campaigns
Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for a report about how the campaigns behind two competing marijuana legalization initiatives are joining forces to support a question they want on the ballot next fall. The proposal would allow Mainers to possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana and permit limited home cultivation. It also would allow stores to sell pot, which would be taxed at 10 percent, according to the report. “A united effort on the part of both of these groups increases the chance of success rather than having two similar but distinct efforts that may split support,” Brewer said, adding that the larger turnout of younger voters expected to participate in next year’s presidential election also bodes well for the marijuana initiative.