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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 Slater, O'Brien, and Hull

     Date Introduced: May 17, 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. Sale of seeds and clones.

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     (a) Licensees under this chapter shall be permitted to sell cannabis seeds or clones at

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wholesale to any cultivator or compassion center licensed pursuant to this chapter.

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     (b) The sale of seeds or clones shall be registered and tracked using the state authorized

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regulatory system used to track and trace cannabis sales known as the Rhode Island Metrc and shall

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be subject to the following requirements:

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     (1) Clones and clone packages shall be entered into the Metrc webpage as strain-specific;

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     (2) Licensees shall tag each clone in the Metrc webpage once the clone reaches a minimum

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of eight inches (8") in height; and

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     (3) Clones, when entered into the Metrc webpage, shall include a certification from a

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licensed Rhode Island cannabis testing laboratory certifying that the clone batch does not contain

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any tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

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     (c) For purposes of this section, "clone" means a cannabis plant that is a genetic copy of

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the mother plant.

 

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

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

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     This act would allow for the wholesale sale of cannabis seeds and clones by licensees to

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licensed cultivators or compassion centers.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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