It's only a matter of time until the rest of the states follow, especially when they see the huge revenue collected in the state of Rhode Island. It's good to hear many people are finally moving towards acceptance and are starting to realize the war on getting rid of marijuana hasn't ever worked and it never will. There's too big a demand for medicinal marijuana and someone will always fill that demand, Duh?
Yeah man whatever it takes let's legalize the whole country if we have to start with the smallest state whatever. Just as long as the powers to be realize it would help this damn dying economy. Weed for the world.
If any state is going to pass marijuana legalization, it should be RI because it is the smallest state in the nation and can possibly be easier to uphold regulations, and the government and state can easily and quickly reap the benefits of legalization. At which point, hopefully the American people will notice the benefits (for everyone, whether they admit it or not) and see the decrease in crime, and jump on board to legalize marijuana for their next ballot vote.
But we as educated patients still need to inform the rest of the people, it is our free right to inform people of the truth and shouldn't be afraid to do so; because when it comes down to it all MMJ patients are doing better for their body than those taking prescription medication, sometimes taking more than 1 or 2, and they are only causing more damage to their body as they continue to take their prescribed meds, without even realizing it.
I think that this is a great step towards nation-wide legalization. Like CannaConnoisseur I always assumed that CA would be the first state to legalize recreational use. No matter which state is first, I know that they won't be the last. Once the rest of the country sees how much this has an impact on everything, including an increase in jobs and more money for public works such as schools, I hope that they will jump to do the same. The amount of police force that is wasted on cannabis-related offenses can finally be used to better patrol the real criminals. There are so many millions of dollars that are just waiting to be regulated and taxed by the government, but the only reason it hasn't happened is because of outdated propaganda. I think it is ludicrous that the Rep. Carnevile would try to compare marijuana with cocaine. I hope that the majority of people in the United States, regardless of their opinion on legality of cannabis, know that cocaine use is so much worse than marijuana use.
Well it looks like California has somebody to relate to now, although the rule concerning $100 needing to be spent on each plant is a little odd. Guy is an idiot for comparing MMJ to cocaine, though I gotta say. I actually think that's a nice quote at the end about ending the war and coming around to accepting it.
No one said legalization wouldn't cost us, but that is the price we must pay.The tax and regulate model is great for the state, but it does throw us under the bus. The end cost is going to be on the user.
It's odd how little old Rhode Island is so forward thinking and yet New York, the big apple has such stringent marijuana laws. Maybe they can set an example of how to legalize it without causing pandemonium.
But we as educated patients still need to inform the rest of the people, it is our free right to inform people of the truth and shouldn't be afraid to do so; because when it comes down to it all MMJ patients are doing better for their body than those taking prescription medication, sometimes taking more than 1 or 2, and they are only causing more damage to their body as they continue to take their prescribed meds, without even realizing it.