Ex-Police Officers Against Marijuana Prohibition
On April first the new marijuana decriminalization bill took effect in Rhode Island; no longer will possession of small amounts of marijuana result in a criminal record. It’s a great start, and all Rhode Islanders should be proud of the reforms to marijuana laws we’ve accomplished thus far. But while this is a great first [...]
Regulating Marijuana Will Create New RI Jobs
The House Judiciary Committee will take testimony today on House Bill 5274, the Marijuana Regulation, Control, and Taxation Act. The bill would create a system of regulation and taxation for the production and sale of marijuana that is similar to the current system that regulates alcohol. The legislation will create hundreds of good, middle-class jobs [...]
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 [...]
Bills To Tax Pot Introduced At State House, Congress
Just as Rhode Island legislators are introducing a bill that would legalize and regulate marijuana like alcohol, Congress will consider a bill that would allow states to do so. Rep. Edith Ajello and Senator Donna Nesselbush will each introduce bills this week that would treat pot like alcohol; it would be taxed and sold at [...]
RI Progressive Democrats Meeting Tonight
The Rhode Island Progressive Democrats host their monthly meeting tonight at the Rochambeau Library and there is much of interest on it agenda. “The General Assembly session is heating up, and we have the potential for a huge slate of victories–gun control, tax equity, voter ID repeal, and marriage–but only if we work hard to [...]
Let’s Have 2013 Be A Year For Action in Rhode Island
It’s hard to know, only one sunrise removed, how 2012 will be remembered in Rhode Island. In so many ways, it seems it was a year defined by inaction. Most notably, we watched as our $75 million investment in a baseball player’s ability to launch a video game company – not surprisingly – went south. [...]
Rolling Stone Ranks RI 4th Most Likely to Legalize Pot
Rolling Stone magazine has ranked Rhode Island as the fourth most likely state to legalize marijuana, and notes that we could become the first state to do so through the legislative process rather than by voter referendum. Pot watchers believe little Rhode Island may be the first state to legalize through the state legislature instead [...]
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