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Connecticut became the 19th state to allow for recreational use.
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The growing acceptance of legalizing marijuana
ABC News’ Alex Presha looks at the fight to legalize marijuana nationwide and how advocates hope decriminalizing marijuana could lead to economic and racial justice.Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images, FILE
After Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed the state legislature s bill legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, eyes are now on Rhode Island and New Hampshire as the final holdouts in New England to legalize cannabis.
Some marijuana rights advocates told ABC News it s only a matter of time before the two states join their neighbors, given the millions in extra revenue from marijuana sales and the calls for criminal justice reform from their constituents.
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The growing acceptance of legalizing marijuana
Replay Video UP NEXT After Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed the state legislature s bill legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, eyes are now on Rhode Island and New Hampshire as the final holdouts in New England to legalize cannabis. Some marijuana rights advocates told ABC News it s only a matter of time before the two states join their neighbors, given the millions in extra revenue from marijuana sales and the calls for criminal justice reform from their constituents. © Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images, FILE I think the pressure will be there, being islands of prohibition in the Northeast, DeVaughn Ward, the senior legislative counsel for the non-profit group the Marijuana Policy Project, told ABC News.MORE: The growing acceptance of legalizing marijuana
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