AUGUSTA — Legislators have arrived in Augusta for a new session where they’ll tackle issues from the state’s opioid crisis to the rollout of marijuana legalization.

Legislators on Wednesday begin the task of delving through reams of proposed bills, as well as debating the fate of a privately-run psychiatric facility proposed by Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration.

The state will spend months handling issues raised by the legalization of retail marijuana.

LePage’s budget proposal to legislators is due Friday, and he wants to lower taxes on the rich to make up for a new surtax on Maine’s highest earners.

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