The Case For Taxing, Regulating Marijuana
Representative Edith Ajello and Senator Donna Nesselbush are submitting bills that will legalize the use of marijuana for adults 21 years of age and older. Under the Marijuana Regulation, Control and Taxation Act, criminal penalties for the private possession of up to one ounce of marijuana and for the home growing of up to three [...]
Progress Report: Legalized Pot’s Economic Benefits; John Loughlin and the Future of the GOP; Rabies on Prudence
It’s interesting to note that the potential piece of 2013 legislation that has garnered the most media attention since the election isn’t tax equity, marriage equality or pay day lending reform … it’s marijuana legalization. At least it’s the only bill to get front page ProJo coverage so far (though I think that story’s lede [...]
Committee Considers Legalized Marijuana
Marijuana would be legal, and available at designated stores, if a bill being heard at the State House tonight were to become law. “It would be a brave new world,” said Rep. Edith Ajello, a Providence Democrat who is sponsoring the legislation. “It would be taxed. There would be stores that sold marijuana, legally licensed [...]
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