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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT | |
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Introduced By: Senator Louis P. DiPalma | |
Date Introduced: March 20, 2026 | |
Referred To: Senate Finance | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 21-28.11 of the General Laws entitled "The Rhode Island Cannabis |
2 | Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 21-28.11-31.1. Cannabis safety -- Responsible usage. |
4 | (a) Annually, the cannabis control commission shall appropriate the sum of two hundred |
5 | thousand dollars ($200,000) to the substance use mental health leadership council (the |
6 | “SUMHLC”) to address hazardous and underage cannabis use, including alternatives, education, |
7 | and environmental strategies. |
8 | (b) Annually, the cannabis control commission shall appropriate the sum of five hundred |
9 | thousand dollars ($500,000) to the SUMHLC for a public facing web and social media presence |
10 | and ongoing media campaigns. |
11 | (c) Annually, by October 1, the SUMHLC shall report on the usage of each appropriation |
12 | grant to the president of the senate and speaker of the house. |
13 | 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 -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT | |
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1 | This act would provide for annual appropriations to the substance use mental health |
2 | leadership council to address hazardous and underage cannabis use and to fund ongoing media |
3 | campaigns. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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