Testimony submitted to the RI Cannabis Control Commission. While the statute which formally codified the legality of recreational sale of cannabis into Rhode Island law addressed a number of civil liberties concerns, there remain a few lingering issues that the ACLU of Rhode Island believes could benefit from being addressed in regulation: Criminal Record Checks; Employment; and Law Enforcement and Motor Vehicles.
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Ban on Outdoor Advertising for Cannabis (H 5828)
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.
Status:
Died in Committee
Position:
Oppose
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