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Marion Cloutier, 48, of Augusta,Maine was sentenced on Monday to two years in federal prison after being arrested in 2012 for growing 148 marijuana plants inside a secured, fenced-in area at the Augusta State Airport.

How fun? To me, this seems the next natural step for Denver, Colorado, where recreational use of pot is legal.  Denver County Fair will a joint-rolling contest (done with oregano, not the real thing), the Best Homemade Bong contest, dioramas made with Peeps and a Drag Queen Contest! Oh ya, there will be judging of the plants in the same way fairs judge other crops.

Since marijuana has become legal in Washington state, pig farmers are taking advantage of the waste from the manufacturing process and feeding it to their pigs. Growers have a problem figuring out what to do with the excess stems, roots and leaves, so one group came up with the idea of feeding it to the pigs.

Donald Christen of Madison is organizing a public 'smoke-in' rally on Patriot's Day, this Monday, on the steps of the Somerset County courthouse. It's a rally to draw attention of efforts to legalize marijuana use.

Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree has joined the effort to pass a bill that would allow states to set marijuana policies without federal interference. The law would end marijuana prohibition and start regulating marijuana like alcohol at the federal level.

There is a bill that has been introduced to make marijuana legal for adults in Maine.  It includes a plan to license and tax marijuana.

Willie Nelson is an avid supporter of the recreational use of marijuana -- so much so that the country icon titled his new autobiography, 'Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I'm Gone' after his favorite non-musical pastime.

One of the biggest stories out of last week's election was that voters in Colorado and Washington State chose to legalize marijuana. States like California had previously approved medical marijuana, but Colorado and Washington are the first to also approve cannabis for recreational use.

Dexter police were investigating an 'extremely loud' music complaint and ended up finding what they call a marijuana growing operation. Dexter police chief, Kevin White, says that he and another officer were on routine patrol when they came to the area from which the music was blasting. Chief White says he smelled the strong odor of marijuana coming from an open window in the home.