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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT

     Introduced By: Senators Raptakis, Goodwin, Archambault, Morgan, and Lombardi

     Date Introduced: February 05, 2021

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Chapter 21-28.6 of the General Laws entitled "The Edward O. Hawkins and

Thomas C. Slater Medical Marijuana Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following

section:

     21-28.6-19. Criminal background check required.

     (a) Notwithstanding any provisions of §§ 21-28.6-9, 21-28.6-12, 21-28.6-14 or 21-28.6-

14, any person who is owner, officer, director, manager, employee, or who has a business interest

including those third-party management companies and their owners, directors, managers or

employees of a compassion center, licensed medical marijuana cultivator, marijuana establishment

licensee, medical marijuana emporium, or any compassion center cardholder, practitioner, primary

caregiver, qualifying patient or holder of a registry identification card, as those terms are defined

in § 21-28.6-3, shall be required, as part of their application or renewal of any application, to submit

to a national criminal identification records check that shall include submitting fingerprints to the

federal bureau of identification.

     (b) Upon the discovery of any plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any felony offense for

any person who is the owner, director, manager, employee of any compassion center, licensed

medical cultivator, medical marijuana establishment licensee, medical marijuana emporium, or any

compassion center cardholder, practitioner, primary caregiver, qualifying patient or holder of a

registry identification card, the application shall be denied.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT

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     This act would require any person who is owner, officer, director, manager, employee, or

who has a business interest including those third-party management companies and their owners,

directors, managers or employees of a compassion center, licensed medical marijuana cultivator,

marijuana establishment licensee, medical marijuana emporium, or any compassion center

cardholder, practitioner, primary caregiver, qualifying patient or holder of a registry identification

card to submit to a national criminal identification records check as part of their application. Any

person who has pled nolo contendere or guilty to any felony offense shall have their application

denied.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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