§ 21-28.6-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “The Edward O. Hawkins and Thomas C. Slater Medical Marijuana Act.” History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 442, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 443, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 495, § 1.
§ 21-28.6-10. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or its application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared […]
§ 21-28.6-11. [Repealed.]
§ 21-28.6-12. Compassion centers. (a) A compassion center licensed under this section may acquire, possess, cultivate, manufacture, deliver, transfer, transport, supply, or dispense medical marijuana, or related supplies and educational materials, to registered qualifying patients and their registered primary caregivers or authorized purchasers, or out-of-state patient cardholders or other marijuana establishment licensees. Except as specifically […]
§ 21-28.6-13. Construction. This chapter shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. History of Section.P.L. 2012, ch. 88, § 2; P.L. 2012, ch. 118, § 2.
§ 21-28.6-14. Cooperative cultivations. (a) Two (2) or more qualifying cardholders may cooperatively cultivate marijuana in residential or nonresidential locations subject to the following restrictions: (1) Effective January 1, 2017, cooperative cultivations shall apply to the department of business regulation for a license to operate; (2) A registered patient or primary caregiver cardholder can only […]
§ 21-28.6-15. Medical marijuana plant tags. (a) Effective January 1, 2017, the department of business regulation shall make medical marijuana tag sets available for purchase. Effective April 1, 2017, every marijuana plant, either mature or immature, grown by a registered patient or primary caregiver, must be accompanied by a physical medical marijuana tag issued by […]
§ 21-28.6-16. Licensed medical marijuana cultivators. (a) A licensed medical marijuana cultivator licensed under this section may acquire, possess, manufacture, cultivate, deliver, or transfer medical marijuana to licensed compassion centers, to another licensed medical marijuana cultivator. A licensed medical marijuana cultivator shall not be a primary caregiver cardholder registered with any qualifying patient(s) and shall […]
§ 21-28.6-16.1. Reserved.
§ 21-28.6-16.2. Cannabis testing laboratories — Immunity. (a) No cannabis testing laboratory shall be subject to prosecution; search (except by the departments pursuant to regulations); seizure; or penalty in any manner, or denied any right or privilege, including, but not limited to, civil penalty or disciplinary action by a business, occupational, or professional licensing board […]
§ 21-28.6-17. Revenue. (a) Effective July 1, 2016, except for the one hundred twenty-five thousand dollar ($125,000) fee paid by hybrid cannabis retailers pursuant to § 21-28.11-10, all fees collected by the departments of health and business regulation from applicants, registered patients, primary caregivers, authorized purchasers, licensed medical marijuana cultivators, cooperative cultivations, compassion centers, other […]
§ 21-28.6-18. Activities not exempt. The provisions of this chapter do not exempt any person from arrest, civil or criminal penalty, seizure or forfeiture of assets, discipline by any state or local licensing board or authority, and state prosecution for, nor may they establish an affirmative defense based on this chapter to charges arising from, […]
§ 21-28.6-19. Transfer of powers. Upon final issuance of rules and regulations by the cannabis control commission pursuant to the provisions of chapter 28.11 of title 21, including, but not limited to, § 21-28.11-18, all powers, and duties, rulemaking authority, hearings, enforcement actions and administrative responsibilities and duties of the department of business regulation and […]
§ 21-28.6-2. Legislative findings. The general assembly finds and declares that: (1) Modern medical research has discovered beneficial uses for marijuana in treating or alleviating pain, nausea, and other symptoms associated with certain debilitating medical conditions, as found by the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine in March 1999. (2) According to the U.S. […]
§ 21-28.6-3. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter: (1) “Authorized purchaser” means a natural person who is at least twenty-one (21) years old and who is registered with the department of health for the purposes of assisting a qualifying patient in purchasing marijuana from a compassion center. An authorized purchaser may assist no more […]
§ 21-28.6-4. Protections for the medical use of marijuana. (a) A qualifying patient cardholder who has in his or her possession a registry identification card shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution, or penalty in any manner, or denied any right or privilege, including, but not limited to, civil penalty or disciplinary action by a […]
§ 21-28.6-5. Departments of health and business regulation to issue regulations. (a) Not later than ninety (90) days after the effective date of this chapter, the department of health shall promulgate regulations governing the manner in which it shall consider petitions from the public to add debilitating medical conditions to those included in this chapter. […]
§ 21-28.6-6. Administration of departments of health and business regulation regulations. (a) The department of health shall issue registry identification cards to qualifying patients who submit the following, in accordance with the department’s regulations. Applications shall include but not be limited to: (1) Written certification as defined in § 21-28.6-3; (2) Application fee, as applicable; […]
§ 21-28.6-6.1. [Repealed.] History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 442, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 443, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 72, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 495, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 16, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 17, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 110, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 229, § 1; P.L. 2012, […]
§ 21-28.6-7. Scope of chapter. (a) This chapter shall not permit: (1) Any person to undertake any task under the influence of marijuana when doing so would constitute negligence or professional malpractice; (2) The smoking of marijuana: (i) In a school bus or other form of public transportation; (ii) On any school grounds; (iii) In […]
