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RI Should Lead, Not Follow, On Pot Legalization

RI Should Lead, Not Follow, On Pot Legalization

By Bob Plain on November 15, 2012

Look around and you’ll notice the era of reefer madness is dying a slow death all over the country. Last week, Colorado and Washington became the first two states to to officially legalize it, as Peter Tosh might say. And yesterday Reason.com, somewhat fittingly, broke the story that RI state Rep. Edith Ajello plans to [...]

Posted in Economy, Featured, State House | Tagged colorado, edith ajello, Marijuana, oregon, Rhode Island, Washington | 3 Responses

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