Confusion over cannabis petition underscores constitutional ‘right to lie’

January 12, 2026

In downtown Portland, as hundreds of Mainers gathered for an anti-ICE protest Saturday, others were there to gather signatures for a petition to repeal recreational marijuana in Maine.  Though, they didn’t present it as such. It’s about the testing of cannabis, one petitioner said.  Misrepresentation of this citizen initiative by signature gatherers has been documented […]