Pot politics: Some Northeast states regroup on legalization

Pot politics: Some Northeast states regroup on legalization

NEW YORK (AP) — A year ago, marijuana legalization looked like it was on a roll in the Northeast — it had already passed in three of the region’s states and was a priority for governors in three more, including the populous New York.

Now, after legislative efforts stalled and a vaping sickness stirred new concerns, the governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut still want to make recreational pot legal. And they and Pennsylvania’s governor have been comparing notes on how to do it.
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NE states propose working together to work out ways to legalize recreational pot.

Anyone smoke hashish any more?

JacksinPA said:

NE states propose working together to work out ways to legalize recreational pot.

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Repeal the criminal laws against weed. That's all they would have to do.

Of course, being governments, that's not nearly good enough. They need to find a way to apply punitive taxation to people who use pot, and at the same time expand the power and scope of the state to regulate something that doesn't need regulation.

Government, FTL.