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S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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A N A C T
RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT
Introduced By: Representatives Slater, O'Brien, and Hull
Date Introduced: May 17, 2023
Referred To: House Corporations
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 21-28.11 of the General Laws entitled "The Rhode Island Cannabis 1
Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 2
21-28.11-33. Sale of seeds and clones. 3
(a) Licensees under this chapter shall be permitted to sell cannabis seeds or clones at 4
wholesale to any cultivator or compassion center licensed pursuant to this chapter. 5
(b) The sale of seeds or clones shall be registered and tracked using the state authorized 6
regulatory system used to track and trace cannabis sales known as the Rhode Island Metrc and shall 7
be subject to the following requirements: 8
(1) Clones and clone packages shall be entered into the Metrc webpage as strain-specific; 9
(2) Licensees shall tag each clone in the Metrc webpage once the clone reaches a minimum 10
of eight inches (8") in height; and 11
(3) Clones, when entered into the Metrc webpage, shall include a certification from a 12
licensed Rhode Island cannabis testing laboratory certifying that the clone batch does not contain 13
any tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). 14
(c) For purposes of this section, "clone" means a cannabis plant that is a genetic copy of 15
the mother plant.16
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 1
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABI S ACT
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This act would allow for the wholesale sale of cannabis seeds and clones by licensees to 1
licensed cultivators or compassion centers. 2
This act would take effect upon passage. 3
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