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Marijuana Is Reclaiming Its Position In Society After Being 'Hijacked,' Nelson Says

ST. CROIX -- Senator Positive Nelson has often contended that he's been sidelined as a tunnel-visioned senator only focused on marijuana initiatives. But Mr. Nelson said it is the media that wants to talk about marijuana, and agreed during a press conference he held at the Curriculum Center near Central High School on Tuesday that the marijuana issue was one of the biggest topics not only in the Virgin Islands, but across the U.S. and world. At yesterday's event, the senator opened his talk with his medical cannabis bill that's set to take center stage in the territory's Legislature. "First on the agenda is the long-awaited, heavily discussed, highly contentious people's initiative. Bill No. 31-0348, the Virgin Islands Cannabis Care Act is finally on the agenda," Mr. Nelson began."Cannabis, I feel, has been falsely arrested, demonized and is now trying to clear its name from a conspiracy targeted since the 1930s." Mr. Nelson said marijuana was retaining its rig...