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Rhode Island, the second New England state to permit the sale of medical marijuana, opened its first dispensary on Friday. Located on in Providence, the Thomas C. Slater Compassion Center will initially sell marijuana cultivated by growers participating in the state’s medical ...Read More

First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens In Rhode Island

Written by Idaho NORML.
Posted on April 23, 2013.
Also filed under Dispensary, Medical Marijuana Policy, thomas c slater compassion center.
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Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee calls for an international debate regarding cannabis legalization and the War on Drugs, but stops short of showing support for efforts to tax and regulate in RI. Read More

Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee On Marijuana Legalization

Written by Idaho NORML.
Posted on April 15, 2013.
Also filed under Ending Marijuana Prohibition, Governor, Legalization, Lincoln Chafee, Marijuana Video.
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Special thanks to our intern Greg Weeks for researching and compiling this data, as well as writing this blog post. We’ve updated our database of colleges and universities with 911 Good Samaritan (also referred to as medical amnesty) policies! We found and ...Read More

SSDP’s 911 Good Samaritan Policy Database Updated

Written by Idaho NORML.
Posted on April 1, 2013.
Also filed under 911 Good Samaritan Policies, alaska, Blog, California, Colorado, Connecticut, dc, District of Columbia, florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, medical amnesty, michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, new york, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington.
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By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Legislation signed into law last year decriminalizing minor marijuana possession offenses takes effect on Monday, April 1. Presently, possessing cannabis in the Ocean State is classified as a criminal misdemeanor punishable by one year in jail and a ...Read More

Marijuana Decriminalization Law Takes Effect Monday In Rhode Island

Written by Idaho NORML.
Posted on March 31, 2013.
Also filed under Decriminalization, Ending Marijuana Prohibition.
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Legislation signed into law last year decriminalizing minor marijuana possession offenses takes effect on Monday, April 1. Presently, possessing cannabis in the Ocean State is classified as a criminal misdemeanor punishable by one year in jail and a $500 maximum ...Read More

Rhode Island: Marijuana Decriminalization Law Takes Effect Monday

Written by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director.
Posted on March 29, 2013.
Also filed under Decriminalization, GOVERNMENT, Legalization, LEGISLATION.
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By Robert Capecchi, Marijuana Policy Project The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee convened to take testimony on H 5274, the Marijuana Regulation, Control, and Taxation Act. This bill, sponsored by Rep. Edith Ajello, would end Rhode Island’s marijuana prohibition, replacing it with ...Read More

Rhode Island House Judiciary Concludes Testimony On Taxing And Regulating Marijuana

Written by Idaho NORML.
Posted on March 1, 2013.
Also filed under Ending Marijuana Prohibition, judiciary, regulating, taxing, testimony.
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By Morgan Fox, Marijuana Policy Project The news blog GoLocalProv just ranked the bills being considered in the Rhode Island General Assembly as the “most likely to have a swift and immediate impact on residents throughout the Ocean State and the ones most likely ...Read More

Marijuana Legalization Is Number Two Issue In Rhode Island

Written by Idaho NORML.
Posted on February 26, 2013.
Also filed under edith ajello, Ending Marijuana Prohibition, h 5274, regulation, taxation.
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By Phillip Smith State Rep. Edith Ajello (D-Providence), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, announced Wednesday she had introduced a bill to make marijuana legal for adults 21 and over and to establish a system of taxation and regulation for ...Read More

Rhode Island Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed

Written by Idaho NORML.
Posted on February 7, 2013.
Also filed under Control and Taxation Act, edith ajello, Ending Marijuana Prohibition, House Bill 5274, marijuana regulation, mason tvert.
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Representative Joseph Souki, Chair of the Hawaiian House Committee on Transportation and House Speaker Emeritus, has introduced legislation that would make Hawaii the third state to legalize and regulate the adult use of marijuana. House Bill 150 would legalize the possession ...Read More

Hawaii Joins Four Other States Considering Marijuana Legalization Measures

Written by Idaho NORML.
Posted on January 22, 2013.
Also filed under Action, Activism, cannabis, GOVERNMENT, Hawaii, hi, Legalization, legalize, LEGISLATION, legislative, legislature, maine, marijuana, me, NORML, PA, Pennsylvania, Politics, pot, prohibition, RI, vermont, vt, weed.
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#1 Colorado and Washington Vote To Legalize Marijuana Voters in Colorado and Washington made history by approving ballot measures allowing for the personal possession and consumption of cannabis by adults. Washington’s law, which removes criminal penalties for the possession of up ...Read More