Rhode Island proposes legalizing recreational marijuana

By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) – Two Rhode Island legislators introduced a bill on Wednesday that could make the state the third in the United States to legalize recreational marijuana for adults. State Senator Joshua Miller and Representative Edith Ajello, both Democrats, said the bill would regulate and tax marijuana, treating it similarly to alcohol and making it available only to users age 21 and over. The bill would allow adults to possess up to 1 ounce (28 grams) and to grow two marijuana plants. “Taxing marijuana sales will generate tens of millions of dollars in much-needed tax revenue for the state.” While possession of marijuana is still a crime under U.S. law, attitudes to the drug are changing.