Portland Tribune, 13 Sep 2012 – Quite frankly, I don’t see a lot of problems with legalization (End expensive marijuana prohibition, Aug. 23). Legalization will allow for legal purchase of marijuana by adults, not children. The point that is made that it will increase access by children is bunk. Children already have easy access to pot, alcohol and drugs, both legal and otherwise.
posted on June 11, 2012 by
US RI: RI Poised to Decriminalize Pot Possession
Daily Item, 11 Jun 2012 – PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Once consigned to the political fringe, marijuana policy is appearing on legislative agendas around the country thanks to an energized base of supporters and an increasingly openminded public. Lawmakers from Rhode Island to Colorado are mulling medical marijuana programs, pot dispensaries, decriminalization and even legalization. Rhode Island is poised to become the 15th state to decriminalize marijuana possession. The state’s General Assembly passed legislation last week that would eliminate the threat of big fines or even jail time for the possession of an ounce or less of pot. Instead, adults caught with small amounts of marijuana would face a $150 civil fine. Police would confiscate the marijuana, but the incident would not appear on a person’s criminal record. – — MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom
posted on March 27, 2012 by
US RI: RI Senate To Discuss Legalizing Marijuana
The Day, 26 Mar 2012 – Providence (AP)- Legislation to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Rhode Island is heading to a hearing in the state Senate. The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to hear from both sides of the legalization debate Tuesday at the Statehouse.
