Ban on Outdoor Advertising for Cannabis (H 5828)

  • Status: Died in Committee
  • Position: Oppose
  • Bill Number: H 5828
  • Session: 2023
  • Latest Update: April 7, 2023
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We opposed legislation that would have prohibited the outdoor advertising of cannabis, noting that such a restriction on commercial speech concerning a legal substance in RI would undoubtedly be found unconstitutional under the First Amendment.

We opposed legislation that would have prohibited the outdoor advertising of cannabis, noting that such a restriction on commercial speech concerning a legal substance in RI would undoubtedly be found unconstitutional under the First Amendment. This bill died in committee.

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Representative Teresa Tanzi

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