ACLU of Maine Urges Legislature to Reject Emergency Drug War Bill
AUGUSTA – The ACLU of Maine today called on the legislature to reject Gov. LePage’s latest attempt to ramp up the failed war on drugs.
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VICTORY! Maine Enacts Life-Saving Naloxone Law
AUGUSTA – A bill that will reduce preventable overdose deaths in Maine by making the life-saving drug naloxone more readily available passed into law at 12:01 a.m.
VICTORY! Maine House Unanimously Approves Naloxone Bill
AUGUSTA – The Maine House of Representatives today voted 147-0 in favor of a bill that would make the life-saving drug naloxone more readily available.
ACLU of Maine Urges Legislature to Reject Drug War Bill
A bill that proposes spending $1.5 million to ramp up the war on drugs will do more harm than good, according to the ACLU of Maine.
Gov. LePage Should Prioritize Diversion and Treatment, Says ACLU
UPDATE: The Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety will hold a public hearing on the bill, LD 1811, on Monday, March 17.
Legislative Committee Votes For Review of Prison Health Care
AUGUSTA – The Maine Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee today unanimously agreed that concerns over health care in Maine’s prison system warrant further investigation.