PORTLAND, Maine — Maine officials say a group's petitions to get a question about legalizing marijuana on the 2016 state ballot could be on the street by mid-May.
Legalize Maine wants to collect enough signatures to get the question to voters. A spokeswoman for the secretary of state's office says officials are preparing a financial impact statement about the proposal. She says the statement is due April 24, and the petitions could be ready for circulation by mid-May.
Another group backed by the national Marijuana Policy Project is also seeking approval to collect signatures but isn't as far along. The spokeswoman says the group will hear from state officials about the language in its proposal on Wednesday.
The groups need to collect 61,123 signatures to get questions on the ballot.