Both chambers of the Rhode Island legislature voted today to legalize and regulate the adult use cannabis market. It now heads to the Governor’s desk.
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This week’s update highlights legislative developments in Delaware, Rhode Island, Louisiana and Massachusetts!
“This is an important first step in the process of ending all penalties for cannabis possession and ensuring Rhode Islanders have access to regulated and tested cannabis products, just like New Englanders already have in neighboring states,” says Jax James, NORML’s State Policy Manager.
This week’s update highlights important legislative advancements in Illinois, Utah, South Dakota, and Kentucky, focuses on upcoming hearings, and provides updates on several other important bills moving forward across the country.
This week’s update highlights the latest drama and intrigue in South Dakota, and also includes updates on several other bills advancing across the country – some of which await their Governor’s signature.
“Rhode Island is an island of prohibition in a sea of legalization.”
A handful of key states are poised to advance adult use marijuana legalization proposals this week.
According to statewide polling data, 56 percent of likely voters say that the state should legalize recreational marijuana for those over the age of 21.