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Maine Houses Passes New Compromise on Legal Pot Sales

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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)  A new proposal for the retail sale of marijuana has cleared its first test in Maine.

The Maine House approved of the new compromise Tuesday with a veto-proof majority, suggesting there’s support for the compromise. Lawmakers have been trying to hammer out regulations for legalized marijuana since voters chose to go legal in 2016.

The bill won approval from a legislative committee earlier.

Republican leaders who oppose legalization because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level said they’re still against it.

Some pro-marijuana activists also didn’t like that it would cut the number of plants a person can grow for personal use from six to three.

The bill now needs more rounds of votes in the House and Senate.

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