Passage of this act would provide state lawmakers the choice to maintain their current penalties for minor marijuana offenses or eliminate them completely. Lawmakers would also have the option to explore legal alternatives to tax and regulate the adult use and distribution of cannabis free from federal interference.
This great piece of news follows Rhode Island's overriding their Governor's recent veto of a bill allowing compassion centers. "Drugs Won The War" hammered at many of the valid points marijuana decriminalization has. His statement below is something I believe more opponents should be investigating more.
Moving forward, we need to be less ideological and more empirical in figuring out what works in combating America’s drug problem. One approach would be for a state or two to experiment with legalization of marijuana, allowing it to be sold by licensed pharmacists, while measuring the impact on usage and crime.
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