LISTEN: Will Marijuana Become Legalized Under Raimondo's Leadership?

Just a day after she was inaugurated as governor of Rhode Island, Gina Raimondo offered some encouraging comments about her openness to a conversation about regulating and taxing marijuana.

On this edition of the Cobblestone Press, Kevin Aherne speaks with Jared Moffat, Political Director for the Marijuana Policy Project to find out what roadblocks may stand in the way of sensible cannabis regulation, and what benefits -- fiscally and otherwise -- Rhode Island could reap if recreational use of marijuana is legalized in the Ocean State.

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