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Sunday, April 02, 2017

Delaware: Lawmakers introduce bill to legalize marijuana

DOVER — Lawmakers on Thursday filed a bill that would make Delaware the ninth state to legalize marijuana.

The measure, sponsored by 13 Democrats and one Republican, would allow individuals at least 21 years old to use cannabis in their home. Using marijuana in public would still be illegal, and individuals would be restricted from growing the drug or possessing more than one ounce.

“Reefer madness. We should never have agreed to allow that image to be prolonged to that extent. That’s ridiculous,” Rep. John Kowalko, D-Newark, said at a news conference, accompanied by cannabis advocates.

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18 comments:

Anonymous said...

I see taxes for selling, but nothing about by whom or where it's going to be grown before sale.

Anonymous said...

Let me get this correct DE gives me a hard time trying to get a LEGAL PISTOL PERMIT but now want LEGAL DOPE ???????????

Anonymous said...

2:37 PM: Do you mean conceal carry permit??? That is the only think I see that is hard to get in DE... Having to get everyone on your street to had write a letter to the DSP saying you are a good guy is very hard to do or get done... ON top of advertising that you want to get a carry permit... I am from MD so, I don't know all of the laws doe DE with regards to handguns, but I know you can cash and carry shotguns and riffles out of stores in DE...

Anonymous said...

I guess now Delaware will have the fattest people on the planet.

Anonymous said...

2:37 you beat me to it, also didn't the gov't spend millions to get people to stop smoking tobacco?

Anonymous said...

so they consider smoking pot to be ok in the home...where children reside and breathe...

LastMohican said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...
so they consider smoking pot to be ok in the home...where children reside and breathe...

March 31, 2017 at 4:23 PM

That would not matter either way. It would be up to the parents or caretakers of children to ensure their children's safety. And from what I have been seeing in news stories about some parents, they kill and otherwise treat children terribly without pot being involved.

Anonymous said...

I took a local course and got an Arizona CCW permit (30 state incl. DE) in the mail.

Anonymous said...


Something extra in the legislators' checks from the snack chips lobby?

Anonymous said...

If you want to really "legalize" it, let us grow it like our tomatoes and green beans and stay the he** out of our lives. ( hate spelling out heck in a public forum...)

Anonymous said...

You have to ask WHY? There are lots of motivations related to enriching out elected officials but have they made a case why? I saw some phoney baloney about using weed to cure Heroin user habits. That is SO stupid. The addicts are hooked on Heroin, not weed. After all, if this argument worked, give the addicts whiskey.

Anonymous said...

Opens the door to Heroine

Anonymous said...

Lies.

Anonymous said...

Heroin is a drug. Heroine is a female hero. Get it straight.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...
You have to ask WHY? There are lots of motivations related to enriching out elected officials but have they made a case why? I saw some phoney baloney about using weed to cure Heroin user habits. That is SO stupid. The addicts are hooked on Heroin, not weed. After all, if this argument worked, give the addicts whiskey.

March 31, 2017 at 6:02 PM

you really need to educate yourself about the topic before you make such an uninformed statement. Please.

Anonymous said...

That was Maryland's idea to teat heroin addicts with marijuana, not Delaware. I think that Delaware should legalize marijuana.

Anonymous said...

That Arizona CCW permit is not honored in:

California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington.

Anonymous said...

9:29, that's why it's called a 30 state license, like I stated, and it DOES include Delaware, Dummy! The person complaining was going for a Delaware license.