Should Prohibition Go Up In Smoke?
State legislators propose full legalization of marijuana, which would be taxed and regulated like alcohol.
It is time again to end a useless prohibition, according to two legislators who have proposed legalizing marijuana. Rep. Edith Ajello and Sen. Donna Nesselbush announced Wednesday they have proposed legislation to legalize marijuana possession in Rhode Island for adults age 21 and older. Pot would be regulated and taxed similar to alcohol under their proposal. The proposal follows last year's decriminalization of marijuana possession in Rhode Island, due to go into effect this spring. “It is time for Rhode Island to put the failed policy of marijuana prohibition behind us and adopt a more sensible approach just as our nation did with alcohol 80 years ago,” Ajello said in a prelease. “Regulating marijuana like alcohol will take marijuana …
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11:20 am on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Jane, I totally agree with you. Also, the courts would be able to process more serious case loads alot faster instead of wasting time on petty marijuana charges if they pass it. more ›