NEW: RI to Introduce Marijuana Regulation + Taxation Bill
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NEW: RI to Introduce Marijuana Regulation + Taxation Bill
Representative Ajello, chairwoman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Senator Miller, chairman of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, will be joined by advocates from Regulate Rhode Island and the Marijuana Policy Project at a news conference Wednesday afternoon on the first floor of the State House.
Joining them will be Dr. David Lewis, founder of the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown University; former Providence police officer Beth Comery; and former Warren High School teacher Pat Smith.
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Michelle McKenzie, Senior Policy Director at Miriam Hospital, will also be available for questions following the announcement.
New England States with Highest Marijuana Arrest Rates
6. Massachusetts
National Rank for Arrests per Capita: 51
2010 Arrests Per Capita: 18
National Rank for Raw Arrests: 49
2010 Raw Arrests: 1,191
Photo: Flickr/Blind Nomad
5. Vermont
National Rank for Arrests per Capita: 48
2010 Arrests Per Capita: 119
National Rank for Raw Arrests: 51
2010 Raw Arrests: 737
Photo: Flickr/Victor
4. New Hampshire
National Rank for Arrests per Capita: 33
2010 Arrests Per Capita: 210
National Rank for Raw Arrests: 41
2010 Raw Arrests: 2,769
Photo: Flickr/Blind Nomad
3. Rhode Island
National Rank for Arrests per Capita: 31
2010 Arrests Per Capita: 214
National Rank for Raw Arrests: 43
2010 Raw Arrests: 2,243
2. Maine
National Rank for Arrests per Capita: 30
2010 Arrests Per Capita: 214
National Rank for Raw Arrests: 40
2010 Raw Arrests: 2,842
1. Connecticut
National Rank for Arrests per Capita: 23
2010 Arrests Per Capita: 247
National Rank for Raw Arrests: 25
2010 Raw Arrests: 8,815
Number One Overall
Washington D.C.
National Rank for Arrests per Capita: 1
2010 Arrests Per Capita: 846
National Rank for Raw Arrests: 34
2010 Raw Arrests: 5,115
Photo: Flickr/Torben Hansen
