marijuana

Black Residents More Likely to be Arrested for Marijuana Possession Than Whites

Flo Jonic — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:59:01 +0000

A new report from the American Civil Liberties Union shows blacks are much more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than whites, even though national studies show both races use the drug at roughly similar rates. The study calls for the legalization of marijuana for recreational use.

Majority Support Medical Pot in New NEJM Poll

Kristin Gourlay — Wed, 29 May 2013 21:10:07 +0000

To recommend, or not to recommend, medicinal marijuana? That's the question recently posed in a New England Journal of Medicine interactive online poll. To get a feel for physicians' opinions, NEJM presented readers with a fictional clinical situation. Here's the scenario:

First Medical Marijuana Center Opens in Rhode Island

John Bender — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:43:55 +0000

Friday is the first day of business for the first medical marijuana compassion center in Rhode Island.

There was a line out the door of the Thomas C. Slater Compassion Center in Providence, on opening day for the first medical marijuana dispensary here in Rhode Island. The 1,600 square foot building houses cultivation and processing facilities as well as the center itself.

Despite state approval for the center, the federal government still classifies marijuana as illegal, said Chris Reilly, a spokesperson for the center.

Possessing Small Amounts of Pot Decriminalized

Kristin Gourlay — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:00:00 +0000

A state law decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana takes effect today. But support for the new law is mixed.

Marijuana, Addiction Hot Topics on Smith Hill

Kristin Gourlay — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:22:49 +0000

There's lots going on, legislatively speaking, in the world of addiction and especially marijuana (including the fake kind). At stake: whether marijuana will be legalized (it's already approved for medical use in the state) and whether fake marijuana will be banned.

Mass. docs want tighter controls on medical marijuana

Kristin Gourlay — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:58:54 +0000

In Rhode Island, medical marijuana is already legal, through people who are so-called “caregivers” selling to patients. The state has established three “compassion centers” that haven’t opened yet. In Massachusetts, regulators are still considering how to implement the law. Doctors there want tighter controls.

Ajello intros bill to legalize, tax, regulate marijuana

Kristin Gourlay — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:50:56 +0000

State lawmakers are trying once again to legalize marijuana. More on the proposal to regulate and tax the drug.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Lydia Rogers — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:46:50 +0000

A proposal to legalize recreational marijuana and then tax it. Newport becomes a stop on an around-the-world sailing race. These stories and more on the RIPR Morning News Podcast.

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