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RI legalized cannabis in May. 1 of the key components of the law is a provision automatically expunging criminal records related to possession charges
In 2022 Rhode Island lawmakers legalized the sale of recreational cannabis. The new law mandated the creation of a Cannabis Control Commission that would, among other duties, write regulations for ...
Another benefit: More clinical studies on marijuana. Kim Ahern, chair of Rhode Island’s Cannabis Control Commission, said a rescheduling of marijuana would be a federal acknowledgement of what ...
The law made possession a civil violation with a penalty of $25, lower than most city parking tickets. 2014, D.C. voted by ballot Initiative 71 to legalize recreational marijuana possession, cultivation, and transportation; commercial production and sale prohibited. The law went into effect February 26, 2015, following 30 days of congressional ...
The legal history of cannabis in the United States began with state-level prohibition in the early 20th century, with the first major federal limitations occurring in 1937. Starting with Oregon in 1973, individual states began to liberalize cannabis laws through decriminalization. In 1996, California became the first state to legalize medical ...
In June 2012, the Rhode Island Legislature passed and Gov. Lincoln Chafee signed twin bills to decriminalize the simple possession of marijuana. MPP led the three-year lobbying and grassroots effort for the bills, which reduce the penalty for possession of up to an ounce of marijuana to a $150 civil fine for most offenses.
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The Rhode Island Patient Advocacy Coalition (RIPAC) is Rhode Island 's non-profit grassroots medical marijuana community. Patients, caregivers, doctors, nurses, health care providers, advocates, lawyers, organizations, and residents all make up a part of the coalition. RIPAC advances discourse, research, and policy related to medical marijuana ...