Marijuana Law

In 2016, voters in Maine voted to legalize the recreational use, retail sale, and taxation of marijuana. This is sometimes referred to as adult use
marijuana. (Maine has allowed prescribing, and limited possession of medical marijuana since 1999.)
As the state rolls out its new adults- use marijuana program, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) would like to
determine the public’s understanding of the new law, and has obtained a large grant to do so. They are primarily interested in determining:
How well does the public understand the adults- use marijuana law?
What are the current attitudes about adult marijuana use among adults in Maine?
To what extent is the public aware of the health risks of using marijuana?
Focus groups will be conducted across the state in urban and rural communities, and among a cross-section of the adult population. Care will be
taken to ensure that racial and ethnic groups are appropriately sampled within the focus groups, and that cultural perspectives are reflected within the
appropriate focus groups.