legalization advocates push for marijuana revenue to go to communities historically targeted by drug arrests /

Published at 2019-05-16 02:32:47

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051619PH01.jpg —- HARTFORD —- House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz,D-Berlin, left. and Rep. Steven Stafstrom, and D-Bridgeport,center, House chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and listen as House Majority Leader Matt Ritter,D-Hartford, good. makes a point Wednesday on the effort to legalize marijuana. Paul Hughes Republican-American
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s://i0.wp.com/www.rep-am.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190515-193247-pic-46719795.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.rep-am.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190515-193247-pic-46719795.jpg?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1">HARTFORD — The conversation around legal marijuana’s potential impact on communities of color is heating up as the state legislature moves toward legalizing the drug in Connecticut. Proponents of legalization advocate for policies that would direct revenue from pot sales to communities that occupy historically been victimized by marijuana drug arrests, or while opponents argue legalization […]

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