dumbthrow33 t1_ixgzb2a wrote on November 23, 2022 at 11:05 AM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in RI is getting legal weed shops before CT. by UptownDonkey

We are never trailblazers. We wait for everyone around us to make it happen and then we come to the party late lol

CalligrapherDizzy201 t1_ixh5n6f wrote on November 23, 2022 at 12:22 PM

We’re the land of steady habits for a reason.

dumbthrow33 t1_ixh9fgw wrote on November 23, 2022 at 1:00 PM

I get it, both have their pro/cons. I’d just like a bit more balance between the two. Had CT jumped in front of MA with medicinal and rec we would be setup nice both in terms of cash and establishment.

AhbabaOooMaoMao t1_ixhaph8 wrote on November 23, 2022 at 1:12 PM

Mass was first because it's a more liberal state.

Edit: ouch someone doesn't like facts.

dumbthrow33 t1_ixhv8jn wrote on November 23, 2022 at 3:46 PM

Oh you got me there 🤣🤡

MA is definitely a more liberal state but I don’t think that’s what contributed to them trailblazing marijuana in the region

AhbabaOooMaoMao t1_ixhx1zq wrote on November 23, 2022 at 3:59 PM

I was there. It did.

In MA when the legislatures got the idea, pretty much every legislator in the majority party was pretty much on board right away. Obviously the war on drugs was a failure and obviously continuing to put people in criminal jeopardy for cannabis was unsustainable and racially discriminatory as applied.

In CT, it took many more years of pressure and campaigning from the left. Senior members of the majority party wanted to study the issue and even came out against it.