DEBATE ON MAINE'S MARIJUANA LAWS

FARMINGTON - A forum on current and proposed marijuana legislation and
its consequences will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 4, in the
North Dining Hall of Olsen Student Center at the University of Maine.

Maine lawmakers, police officers and attorneys will discuss and debate
whether Maine's current marijuana laws are too harsh, too lenient or
just right.

Maine's recent citizens' referendum made medical marijuana legal. Now
some lawmakers in Augusta are proposing decriminalizing other
marijuana growing and possession laws. All of these efforts are
occurring in the face of federal statutes that prohibit the growing
and use of marijuana.

Serving on the panel will be Maine Attorney General William J.
Schneider; former drug enforcement agent and now Farmington police
Chief Jack Peck; state Reps. Deborah Sanderson, R-Chelsea, Benjamin
Chipman, U-Portland, Diane Russell, D-Portland, and Lance Harvell,
R-Farmington, who all have ideas to change Maine's medical marijuana
law.

Attorney Woody Hanstein will moderate the event hosted by
DailyBulldog.com. It is free and open to the public. Written questions
from the audience will be considered, along with questions submitted
via email prior to the event.

Email a question for the forum participants to: editor@dailybulldog.com