There is a new effort to repeal legalized adult use cannabis in Maine, commonly known as recreational marijuana.On Monday, the Maine Secretary of State’s Office gave the green light to let a group start collecting petition signatures to put a citizen initiative on a statewide ballot. Supporters will need to collect 67,682 verified signatures to get the effort on the November ballot.Part of the proposed bill would repeal the provisions of the Cannabis Legalization Act that allow for the commercial cultivation, sale, purchase and manufacture of cannabis and cannabis products and the personal cultivation of cannabis. It also eliminates the tax imposed on the sale of cannabis and cannabis products. The proposal would still allow people to possess up to 2 1/2 ounces of cannabis. The proposal would direct the Office of Cannabis Policy to expedite the process for current licensees under the Cannabis Legalization Act to register to participate in the medical use of cannabis program.The proposal would also institute testing and tracking requirements for medical use cannabis and medical use cannabis products, including requiring testing for the presence of harmful contaminants, including, but not limited to, chlorthiophos, fenobucarb, isoprocarb, procymidone and tridemorph.There have been several recalls of recreational cannabis products in Maine recently, including one last week. Marijuana is a big business in Maine. According to the Office of Cannabis Policy, retail sales in the state have already topped $230 million this year. Sales in 2024 were nearly $244 million and almost $217 million in 2023.There are already active efforts to put two other citizen initiatives on the ballot in November 2026. One, known as the Protect Girls’ Sports in Maine Act, would require all Maine schools to designate sports teams, bathrooms and locker rooms by a person’s gender assigned at birth. The other petition is to establish a universal health care system in Maine.