Timeline of Maine History 12: The Early 21st Century
2005-2020 2015 Portland adopted a single-use shopping bag, and polystyrene bag, ban to encourage reuse and to reduce trash waste. Other municipalities have adopted this approach. 2016 President Barack Obama establishes Katahdin Wood and Waters as a National Monument. 2017 As result of a citizen initiated referendum, possessing and using 2.5 ounces of marijuana is now…