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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- H 5412 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC000565 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Representatives Perez, Slater, Fellela, Lima, and Costantino |
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| 17 | 17 | | Date Introduced: February 08, 2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Referred To: House Corporations |
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| 21 | 21 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 21-28.11 of the General Laws entitled "The Rhode Island Cannabis 1 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 2 |
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| 24 | 24 | | 21-28.11-33. Distribution of marijuana products. 3 |
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| 25 | 25 | | (a) In accordance with the provisions of this chapter, a licensed compassion center may 4 |
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| 26 | 26 | | allow a person to deliver marijuana to an individual located in the state. 5 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (b) The delivery person shall be able to deliver marijuana from a compassion center to a 6 |
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| 28 | 28 | | person in this state if the vehicle that is used for the delivery is registered to the compassion center, 7 |
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| 29 | 29 | | the driver of the vehicle is an employee of the compassion center, and the recipient of the delivery 8 |
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| 30 | 30 | | is registered with the compassion center from which the marijuana product is being delivered. The 9 |
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| 31 | 31 | | amount of marijuana product to be delivered shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300). 10 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (c) The delivery of the marijuana product shall not be permitted by any rideshare or 11 |
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| 33 | 33 | | delivery service including, but not limited to, Uber, Lyft, Grubhub, Doordash, Postmates, Uber 12 |
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| 34 | 34 | | Eats or any other platform that participates in rideshare or delivery services. 13 |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 14 |
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| 41 | 41 | | LC000565 - Page 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 43 | 43 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 44 | 44 | | OF |
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| 45 | 45 | | A N A C T |
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| 46 | 46 | | RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT |
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| 47 | 47 | | *** |
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| 48 | 48 | | This act would allow marijuana products to be delivered by a compassion center employee 1 |
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| 49 | 49 | | to a person located in the state that is registered with the compassion center. It would limit the 2 |
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| 50 | 50 | | dollar amount of the marijuana product to three hundred dollars ($300) per delivery. Delivery 3 |
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| 51 | 51 | | would be prohibited by any rideshare or delivery service. 4 |
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| 52 | 52 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 5 |
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| 54 | 54 | | LC000565 |
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