Editor's note: After hearing testimony and discussion, the Rhode Island Senate Judiciary committee declined to vote on Senate Bill 2420, which would regulate marijuana like alcohol.
"The proposal to regulate marijuana will create thousands of new jobs, provide the state more revenue to fund public health services, and move marijuana sales out of the sometimes-dangerous criminal market. Polls show Rhode Islanders support this proposal by a 20-point margin," says Jared Moffat, Rhode Island political director for Marijuana Policy Project. "It’s time for legislators to vote on the issue."
MPP is collecting signatures for a petition to Senate President Teresa Paiva-Weed to vote on S 2420, which can be found by clicking here.
PROVIDENCE — Marijuana discussions continued Tuesday in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Several pieces of legislation were to be discussed, ranging from regulation and taxation, to law enforcement.
State Sen. Joshua Miller, D-Cranston, is leading the charge for legalization.
"You avoid criminal activity through legalization," Miller said.
Miller acknowledges, however, that there is a lot of front end work to be done before legalization statewide. One topic for consideration is driving under the influence of marijuana.
"We feel right that right now, just straight legal limits do not reflect whether or not somebody has dangerous levels of THC in their system," said Dave Raposa of AAA Northeast.
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