Maine Representative Pingree Supports Effort to Legalize Marijuana in the U.S.
U.S. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree of Maine has joined an effort to end a 43-year federal ban on marijuana and start regulating it like alcohol. Pingree this week signed on to co-sponsor H.R. 499, the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2013. 14 members of the U.S. House of Representatives—all Democrats—now support the measure.