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New Proposal For Ending MJ Prohibition — ‘Incremental Legalization’

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Senator Joshua Miller, Representative Scott Slater, and Regulate Rhode Island have announced a proposal to legalize possession of small amounts of marijuana starting on July 1, 2018 (the date recreational pot shops are slated to open in Massachusetts) while establishing an advisory board to provide recommendations to the General Assembly on regulating sales and cultivation. …

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Marijuana Legalization Rally At State House

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(5.16) “We’ve studied pot long enough!” so say State Senator Josh Miller and Representative Scott Slater in their excellent column in Thursday’s Providence Journal*. They are the primary sponsors of the legislation to legalize marijuana. And they have been pushing for marijuana reform for years now. This year there is an alternate bill competing for …

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Let Marijuana Legalization Go To A Vote

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There is unprecedented support in the general assembly this year for legislation that would effectively legalize adult use of marijuana in Rhode Island. The past few years similar bills have not made it out of committee — but look who is already on board this year as co-sponsors. From Jared Moffat director of Regulate Rhode …

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State Leaders Shown Constituents Support MJ Legalization

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This will be hard to ignore. Regulate Rhode Island, a coalition of citizens and organizations committed to ending the costly and destructive policy of marijuana prohibition, is delivering proof to our legislative leaders that many of their own constituents support legislation to regulate, control,  and tax marijuana like alcohol. Last week Jared Moffat, director of …

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NYT Calls For Repeal Of Marijuana Prohibition

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Comparing marijuana prohibition to the likewise failed noble experiment of alcohol prohibition, the editorial board of The New York Times has called for the federal government to repeal its ban on marijuana — “Repeal Prohibition, Again.” It took 13 years for the United States to come to its senses and end Prohibition, 13 years in …

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Legalize Marijuana? — Debate At Brown

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(4.23) Colorado and Washington recently passed voter initiatives to make the sale and cultivation  of marijuana a legally regulated industry — should other states follow their lead? As marijuana legalization is being considered by lawmakers in Rhode Island and nationally, two sides will argue for and against more liberalized marijuana laws. Head over to the …

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