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    • Marijuana Reform in Rhode Island Could Be Possible

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      MaryJaney
      Published on 02-06-2012 05:49 PM
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      People in Rhode Island are on the verge of permitting and possibly make marijuana legal, based on marijuana Policy Project’s public survey known as Public Policy Polling survey. The survey found almost 65% aid the decriminalization and almost half of the voters aid the legalization.


      The survey occurs as the legislature of Rhode Island contemplates on a couple of bills, Senate Bill 2253 and House Bill 7092, which would lessen the charge for possession of not more than an ounce of marijuana with $150 penalty. Under the existing law, a person seen with marijuana will be fined $500 and an imprisonment of 1 year.


      Decriminalization was supported all over the political field, with 60% votes from independents, 64% from Republicans, and 73% from Democrats supporting the approach. Aside from the political spectrum, the survey gave cross-tabs to the public. The least group who voted were ages 65 and over (58% of them were in favor of decriminalization).


      According to Robert Capecchi, the legislative analyst of marijuana Policy Project, the survey shows the people obviously know that marijuana prevention is a failed approach and are all set for a change. Rhode Islanders understand the necessity for rational policy reform for marijuana.
      Comments 9 Comments
      1. bibbles's Avatar
        bibbles - 02-05-2012, 06:09 PM
        Whenever I see poles like this, it begs the question of how data was collected. Anytime I've been asked about some sort of pole (including this), it's been by some college student who was either too pushy, or very poorly put together (hello stoner stereotype). I don't think heroine should be legal, but if someone came up to me looking like they were strung out talking about heroine, I would probably leave the area rather than deal with them. There was a pretty large percentage of people in California who wanted it legalized... that proposition was crushed. Lessening punishment took a foreign movie-star saying the current law was stupid, and making a decision without putting it to a vote. I'm just saying, when the tide flows your way, it's time to fight harder, not sit back and hope it takes you to shore.
      1. Edwardo Ruffian's Avatar
        Edwardo Ruffian - 02-06-2012, 10:18 PM
        So in your mind "crushed" means what? Proposition lost my a vote of 53.5% no and 46.5% yes. One of the biggest reasons for failure were the growers who wanted to keep profit high and the Feds making a hard line statement about retaliations towards California if it was passed.
      1. Tamorin's Avatar
        Tamorin - 02-07-2012, 08:12 PM
        I live here and to be honest I know alot of people from all types of life, I want to say atleast 80% of everyone I come in contact with smokes. Get your head out of your &*# and wake up.
      1. JoshTheMadTitan's Avatar
        JoshTheMadTitan - 02-11-2012, 09:41 AM
        I believe a good cross section of "walks of life" smoke but perhaps people of a like mind, from whatever social circles, tend to group together. So don't slap an arbitrary number on your guess and tell that guy to get his head out of his ass.
      1. bibbles's Avatar
        bibbles - 02-19-2012, 07:21 PM
        Quote Originally Posted by Edwardo Ruffian View Post
        So in your mind "crushed" means what? Proposition lost my a vote of 53.5% no and 46.5% yes. One of the biggest reasons for failure were the growers who wanted to keep profit high and the Feds making a hard line statement about retaliations towards California if it was passed.
        I never really got why growers were worried... I mean, seriously, no tobacco company has fields waiting - they are multinational corporations, they aren't going to expand business for a single state, and even if they did, they would produce $10g outdoor BS (which would becomes $5). If anything, demand will rise faster than production, while general quality goes down, creating a boutique market for experienced growers - there are $75+ single cigars you know.

        I'm just saying, legality shouldn't hurt anything for them, especially as cannabis would then be competing with alcohol, and in competing with alcohol... if you can get a six pack for $6, that's a drunk night on shitty beer; you can right now get a gram of shake for less. You can get a high end live beer six pack for ~$18 (we'll avoid bringing wine into the picture), and have a delicious experience which can probably be split up between a couple days. $20/g is pretty standard for top shelf already, and it'll last a couple nights comparatively.

        Are you really going to tell me that tobacco companies and farmers are the problem, and the alcohol industry will just sit by and watch? It would be rough trying to sell a worse experience for more money, you better believe they'll be on that shit - especially as hops are closer to cannabis than any other crop.

        Do you have a link to the vote? I could have sworn my friend told me it was less, and he was very involved in it (like, paid involved, not just running around with stickers). You could very well be totally correct, and you probably are, but... I suspect it getting so close to passing will simply rally the other side, which wasn't expecting that much support.

        >too medicated for Internet

        I live here and to be honest I know alot of people from all types of life, I want to say atleast 80% of everyone I come in contact with smokes. Get your head out of your &*# and wake up.
        Yes, and how often do you go to church? How far do you generally travel? Probably not into the non-metropelean areas very much, or not far from them. I've lived in the Bay and LA, 80% of the people I knew smoked in both areas, however I was aware that I often made friends over a bowl, and avoided people who disliked marijuana, and they avoided me - just as a person in AA and another who is not might.
      1. soljav3's Avatar
        soljav3 - 06-24-2012, 12:17 PM
        it happened the y passed the bills in ri . up to an ounce is a ticket now .
      1. DrFrankenstien's Avatar
        DrFrankenstien - 07-16-2012, 07:46 AM
        As of April or may next year, 2013
      1. connecticutbill's Avatar
        connecticutbill - 12-16-2012, 12:17 PM
        R.I. wants to legalize weed? Probably not a good idea..the MAFIA will control all the money and bury the state greater than it already is Your state is in disarray. Someone needs to straighten out those criminals in that state.
      1. Lord Vego's Avatar
        Lord Vego - 05-19-2013, 03:14 PM
        Quote Originally Posted by connecticutbill View Post
        R.I. wants to legalize weed? Probably not a good idea..the MAFIA will control all the money and bury the state greater than it already is Your state is in disarray. Someone needs to straighten out those criminals in that state.
        Yes because we still have trouble with bootlegers and rum runners, and speakeasy's are a big problem right?