Nancy DeNuccio, of Narragansett, R.I., is chairwoman of the Ocean State Prevention Alliance, a coalition of substance-abuse prevention specialists and mental-health professionals that is opposing proposals for more lenient laws toward marijuana possession.
Nancy Denuccio"We've seen the increase of alcohol use for underage kids even though alcohol has been illegal ... for kids under 21."
In annual surveys of Rhode Island communities that receive Drug Free community grants, many report that more than 50 percent of youth surveyed do not…