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 legislation 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 …
RI watchdog
7:46 am on Thursday, February 7, 2013
If marijuana is legalized and taxed, ALL the money should go into a fund that cannot be touched by politicians and given to ALL school districts on an equal per-pupil basis to lower the property tax. That would be a good use of the money. more ›