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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 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 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 April 7, 2012 by
US RI: US Attorney Explains His Stance On Pot Dispensaries
The Call, 06 Apr 2012 – WOONSOCKET — Sometimes painted as the Molly Hatchet of the Rhode Island medical marijuana movement, putting the axe to the state’s three proposed compassion centers before they had a chance to open, U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha says he just wants to make sure everyone knows where his office stands on the issue so there will be "no surprises" when, and if, a dispensary opens up. Gov. Lincoln Chafee put the licensing of three compassion centers that had gone through two lengthy Department of Health application processes on hold after receiving a letter from Neronha saying the centers could be subject to raids and their employees subject to prosecution.
posted on April 7, 2012 by
US RI: US Attorney Explains His Stance On Pot Dispensaries
The Call, 06 Apr 2012 – WOONSOCKET — Sometimes painted as the Molly Hatchet of the Rhode Island medical marijuana movement, putting the axe to the state’s three proposed compassion centers before they had a chance to open, U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha says he just wants to make sure everyone knows where his office stands on the issue so there will be "no surprises" when, and if, a dispensary opens up. Gov. Lincoln Chafee put the licensing of three compassion centers that had gone through two lengthy Department of Health application processes on hold after receiving a letter from Neronha saying the centers could be subject to raids and their employees subject to prosecution.
posted on April 7, 2012 by
US RI: US Attorney Explains His Stance On Pot Dispensaries
The Call, 06 Apr 2012 – WOONSOCKET — Sometimes painted as the Molly Hatchet of the Rhode Island medical marijuana movement, putting the axe to the state’s three proposed compassion centers before they had a chance to open, U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha says he just wants to make sure everyone knows where his office stands on the issue so there will be "no surprises" when, and if, a dispensary opens up. Gov. Lincoln Chafee put the licensing of three compassion centers that had gone through two lengthy Department of Health application processes on hold after receiving a letter from Neronha saying the centers could be subject to raids and their employees subject to prosecution.
