Advocates for recreational marijuana in Delaware ‘optimistic’ this is the year – WHYY

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Now that the provision is gone, the bill only needs a three-fifths vote, or 60%.

Yet not every Democrat is a supporter, including House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf, a former state trooper who represents the Rehoboth Beach area.

“We spent all this time and money to get people to stop smoking cigarettes, and now we want to say it’s okay to just smoke marijuana recreationally,’’ Carney told the audience.

Zoë Patchell, who runs the Delaware Cannabis Advocacy Network, said surveys have shown that 150,000 Delaware adults — about 1 in 4 — report being a marijuana user.

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