Portland, Maine approves recreational marijuana


AP: Voters in Portland, Maine voted to legalize possession of marijuana for recreational use.

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AP: Voters in Portland, Maine voted to legalize possession of marijuana for recreational use.

The measure received about 67 percent of the vote with unofficial citywide results.

The vote comes a year after Washington and Colorado voters passed statewide referendums legalizing possession of up to an ounce of pot by adults 21 and over.

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