State House Hearing on Marijuana (Article 20) Scheduled for March 20
The Rhode Island House Committee on Finance has scheduled the agenda for the public hearing on Article 20 (Marijuana), the “Adult Use of Marijuana Act,” for March 20, 2019 at “the rise of the House,” (4:30pm) at the Rhode Island State House. Do...
Let’s Have Better Marijuana Legalization for Rhode Island
NORML Rhode Island explores Governor Gina Raimondo’s recently unveiled budget proposal for 2020 that would legalize recreational marijuana in Rhode Island “with reluctance.”
RI 2020 Marijuana Legalization Proposal: Intro Resources and Links
The House Finance Committee will soon hold public hearings on the 2020 budget bill (H 5151), one article at a time (Marijuana is Article 20). NORML RI will post the hearing date, when it is scheduled, on NORMLRI.com and on our Facebook page. The final bill is likely...
Rhode Island Introduces Strictest Recreational Marijuana Law in the Country
We all knew it was coming. The coins were dropping just over the border in neighboring Massachusetts, and everyone has a keen ear for that “clink, clink” from miles away. What we weren’t expecting, and certainly weren’t hoping for, is the...
Green With Envy: RI Growers Neglected
Many Rhode Islanders are up in arms over the failure of legislators to pass any form of recreational cannabis reform. In fact, the current administration seems quite content with letting Massachusetts capitalize on the recreational market, while they focus on...From NORML National
