 Photo Cred: Pavel Danilyuk, Pexels A controversial Rhode Island cannabis bill is being withdrawn for more editing and rewriting. The bill, S 125, was written with the intention of banning the use of cannabis in any gathering of three or more people. Violators would be slapped with fines ranging anywhere from $500 to $1000 dollars.
Rhode Island legislatures passed recreational adult use cannabis legalization last year, and sales were launched shortly after that, in December 2022. The sponsors of this anti-group usage bill are six senators, including the bill’s main sponsor, Senator Walter S. Felag Jr. He told Marijuana Moment via email that, “The legislation has been withdrawn for more editing,” and rewriting. He didn’t say what they were editing or how the bill would change. He also failed to explain what they were thinking and why! The idea of banning gatherings of three people from smoking together seems rather ridiculous. The bill, prior to being re-written, had stated that hosts of more than two other people must take “all reasonable steps” to prohibit the use or possession of “any marijuana or other controlled substances” by anyone at the gathering. The bill had first been introduced in early February, and then withdrawn just a few weeks later for revision. As the first bill of it’s kind in the nation, this one will be something everyone in the U.S. cannabis industry will want to keep an eye on when it is eventually refiled. Comments are closed.
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