WESTBROOK, Maine — Nearly a decade after Maine voters narrowly approved a referendum to legalize recreational cannabis, a new initiative seeks to reverse that decision.

If successful, it would outlaw home cultivation and close down the vast majority of retail cannabis stores across the state, leaving possession legal but severely restricting access.

One of the petitioners is Calvary Chapel Pastor and founder Travis Carey, a recovering addict who says he’s seen firsthand the harm cannabis has caused him and the people who attend his church.

"Almost, if not all of them, will say marijuana was a gateway drug," Carey said of those he’s counseled through addiction recovery.

Carey said he and his wife were asked to be certified petitioners for the proposed legislation and they gladly accepte

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