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R.I. lawmakers review marijuana dispensary limits

By David Klepper

 |  Associated Press  

  March 28, 2012

Rhode Island’s state-licensed marijuana dispensaries could open within months, but they may not last long if the state adopts strict rules on the amount of marijuana they can have, medical marijuana advocates said Tuesday. State lawmakers are set to review a proposed compromise on that was crafted to let the dispensaries open, potentially within six months. Governor Lincoln Chafee, an independent, blocked the dispensaries from opening last year after the state’s top federal prosecutor warned they could face prosecution.

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