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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

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 Tanzi, Boylan, Donovan, Vella-Wilkinson, and
Cortvriend

     Date Introduced: March 01, 2023

     Referred To: House Corporations

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 21-28.11 of the General Laws entitled "The Rhode Island Cannabis

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Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     21-28.11-33. Prohibition from outdoor advertising of cannabis sales.

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     No licensee under the provisions of this chapter or any other retailer in the business of

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selling cannabis shall be allowed to advertise for the sale of cannabis within the state on any outside

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forms of advertising, including, but not limited to, billboards, digital billboards, outdoor murals,

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outdoor posters, bus shelters, bus posters, mobile billboards, or any other form of outdoor

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advertising.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT

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     This act would prohibit outdoor advertising for the sale of cannabis within the state.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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