In a 58.6 percent to 41.4 percent vote on Tuesday, Maine became the 3rd state in the Country to allow the purchase of pot in public dispensaries. They are also the first State to pass this law by ballot.

While Maine had pretty much already decriminalized personal marijuana use with possession of less than 2.5 ounces being a civil violation punishable by a fine of $200 – $400 and medical marijuana already legal, the people have spoken and Maine residents now have the opportunity to buy there weed at there local corner dispensary.

If you are in pain from a variety of diseases and conditions you may be able to get a prescription to buy marijuana legally. All the stipulations aren’t quite ironed out yet, but they have made it clear that they won’t let it turn into the fiasco that LA has seen in recent years with their marijuana dispensaries.

The dispensaries will have to be licensed with the states bureau of health and human services, and people will have to have prescriptions to buy the marijuana at the stores.
How to get a prescription in Maine to buy marijuana? Well under Maine’s medical marijuana law, a person may be recommended marijuana for the following conditions:

1. Persistent nausea, vomiting, wasting syndrome or loss of appetite as a result of:
   1. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or the treatment thereof; or
   2. Chemotherapy or radiation therapy used to treat cancer;
2. Heightened intraocular pressure as a result of glaucoma;
3. Seizures associated with a chronic, debilitating disease, such as epilepsy; or
4. Persistent muscle spasms associated with a chronic, debilitating disease, such as multiple sclerosis

It’s expected that Maine is planning on expanding the list of conditions and diseases for which cannabis can be prescribed in the near future but have assured the public that they will keep a strict policy on use for only chronic conditions.

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