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posted on November 27, 2012 by
US RI: RI Legislators Aim To Outlaw Synthetic, Legalize Organic Marijuana
Johnston Sun Rise, 22 Nov 2012 – When state legislators convene after the first of the year, they will again face a bill to legalize organic marijuana and a new measure to ban its synthetic counterpart. Representative Edith Ajello (D-Dist. 3, Providence) is the sponsor of legislation for the third session in a row that would legalize pot in Rhode Island, while Rep. Joseph McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) is drafting legislation to ban the sale of synthetic marijuana and bath salts.
posted on November 16, 2012 by
US RI: RI, Maine Lawmakers Seek to Legalize Pot
Salem News, 16 Nov 2012 – PROVIDENCE, R. I. (AP) – Recent campaigns that made Colorado and Washington the first states in the U.S. to legalize recreational marijuana are energizing efforts to do the same in New England, with lawmakers in Rhode Island and Maine vowing to push legislation next year to impose alcohol style regulations and taxes on the drug. Rhode Island Rep. Edith Ajello, D- Providence, said yesterday that the passage of legalization referendums in the two Western states are the latest indication that American attitudes toward marijuana are softening.
