Post by Logan on Jan 13, 2016 1:55:21 GMT -6
With both chambers of the Vermont Statehouse expected to spend considerable time during the 2016 legislative session debating the pros and cons of legalizing small amounts of marijuana for personal, recreational use, supporters and opponents of the idea have started weighing in.
Tuesday, the Vermont Coalition to Regulate Marijuana announced a new digital advertisement that calls on lawmakers to regulate marijuana in a way similar to alcohol.
"Criminalizing it has not worked," said Suzi Wizowaty of the group Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform. "It was a bad idea from the beginning. If the goal was to discourage people from using, it was a complete failure, because there is as much use of marijuana now than ever."
Proponents of legalization said an estimated 80,000 Vermonters each month smoke pot, spending up to $175 million a year on what is currently a black market.
Continued reading at www.wptz.com/news/vermont-lawmakers-to-consider-marijuana-legalization/37396922 .
Tuesday, the Vermont Coalition to Regulate Marijuana announced a new digital advertisement that calls on lawmakers to regulate marijuana in a way similar to alcohol.
"Criminalizing it has not worked," said Suzi Wizowaty of the group Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform. "It was a bad idea from the beginning. If the goal was to discourage people from using, it was a complete failure, because there is as much use of marijuana now than ever."
Proponents of legalization said an estimated 80,000 Vermonters each month smoke pot, spending up to $175 million a year on what is currently a black market.
Continued reading at www.wptz.com/news/vermont-lawmakers-to-consider-marijuana-legalization/37396922 .