PORTLAND — A citizens group in Portland wants residents of the Maine city to vote on a proposal that would make marijuana possession the lowest law enforcement priority for police.

A group called Sensible Portland turned in 2,100 signatures to the city clerk’s office on Tuesday to put the question to voters in November.

If at least 1,500 of the signatures are verified, the Portland City Council will take up the issue. The council will have the option of adopting the ordinance, putting it on the ballot or putting it on the ballot with a competing alternative ballot measure.

John Eder of Sensible Portland says law enforcement resources are better spent on things other than arresting people over small amounts of pot.

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