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Rep. J. Craig Gordon discusses his background and political career with editorial page editor Adam Van Brimmer.

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Senator Ben Watson discusses the issues he's focused on for this session with editorial page editor Adam Van Brimmer.

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Senator Ben Watson discusses his background and political career with editorial page editor Adam Van Brimmer.

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Rep. Jesse Petrea discusses the issues he's focused on ahead of the 2019 Georgia General Assembly with editorial page editor Adam Van Brinmmer.

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Rep. Jesse Petrea discusses his background and career in the Georgia House with editorial page editor Adam Van Brimmer.

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The L.H. Bead Gallery is using special 850 Strong charms to raise funds for staff and students of Bay High after Hurricane Michael.

Kitchen witches Chris Stevens and Nell Escobar-Coakley talk about overcoming your food fears as well as tackling new cooking challenges into 2019.

Audio of the 911 call made by a 9-year-old Rockland boy who called for help after his 6-year-old sister suffered a seizure.

Customers would see their pot taxed at about 17 percent. The licensed cultivators — the only marijuana growers permitted to supply product to the recreational market — would also be taxed for each ounce of flower, or “trim” they produced. Through these combined taxes, the state anticipates $14.3 million in gross revenue by the end of fiscal year 2020. Twenty-five percent of that gross would be split among various state agencies and departments. For instance, the state Department of Health will get money for public-awareness campaigns and product testing, the Department of Public Safety for additional law enforcement, and the Department of Business Regulation to control distribution. Another 15 percent of the gross would be split among all of Rhode Island’s 39 cities and towns — whether they host retail stores or not. Those communities that choose to have stores would get more of that split than those that don’t. The final 60 percent of gross revenue would go into the state’s general fund. Once all expenses are paid, the state anticipates a net profit of $6.5 million at the end of the first year, said Kevin Gallagher, Raimondo’s deputy chief of staff.

Description: Gov. Gina Raimondo explains the proposal to legalize marijuana in Rhode Island. The proposal, included in her budget plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1, will create one of the most regulated recreational pot industries in the country, the governor said, aimed at reducing the health and safety problems experienced in some of the 10 other states that have approved recreational use in recent years. For instance, it would prohibit home-growing of recreational pot, now allowed in Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont, and ban high-potency products from recreational store shelves, such as  "dabs," that are concentrated resins that are smoked. The proposal would also require that single-servings of popular pot edibles such as gummies, brownies or cookies, contain no more than 5 milligrams of THC, the psychotropic compound in marijuana.