hampapartiet's video: Portland Maine: Public Hearing on Marijuana Dispensary Moratirium

Portland's City Council plans to hold a public hearing on June 21 before deciding whether to adopt a six-month moratorium. It's already clear the high stakes of Portland's decision will bring out strong opposition. Maine's Department of Health and Human Services plans to select the operators of the state's first eight dispensaries by July 9. The not-for-profit suppliers could open shop within weeks of getting a license, depending partly on how quickly they could grow and process the drug and set up the security and tracking systems required by the state. Each dispensary will be in a different region, and there will be one each in York County and Cumberland County.