PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Chances are dwindling that a referendum on legalizing marijuana will appear on the November ballot in Rhode Island.
“A referendum on this year’s ballot is unlikely,” House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello told The Providence Journal in an email Monday. “I am keeping an open mind on the issue and will continue to analyze it over the summer and fall.”
Mattiello, who has said he is open to a non-binding referendum, did not elaborate when asked what feedback he's gotten from legislators and other interested parties on the issue.
During an appearance on WPRI’s “Newsmakers” on Sunday, Mattiello said given that it's the middle of May and he doesn't “have a final decision” a ballot question probably isn't going to happen.
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