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Timeline of "The Edward O. Hawkins and Thomas C. Slater Medical Marijuana Act":

  1. Feb. 17, 2005: Rhode Island's medical marijuana bill S 0710 is introduced into the State Senate by Senators Perry, Polisena, Damiani, McCaffrey, and Sosnowski 
  2. June 24, 2005: passes the House by a vote of 52 to 10 
  3. June 28, 2005: passes the State Senate by a vote of 33 to 1 
  4. June 29, 2005: Gov. Donald L. Carcieri vetoes the bill 
  5. June 30, 2005: Senate votes to override the veto by a vote of 28-6 
  6. Jan. 3, 2006: House votes to override the veto by a vote of 59-13 

 

  1. June 21, 2007: Amended by Senate Bill 791 (SB 791)(PDF 30KB)
Effective: Jan. 3, 2006

Approved Conditions: Cancer, glaucoma, positive status for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, or the treatment of these conditions; A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or its treatment that produces cachexia or wasting syndrome; severe, debilitating, chronic pain; severe nausea; seizures, including but not limited to, those characteristic of epilepsy; or severe and persistent muscle spasms, including but not limited to, those characteristic of multiple sclerosis or Crohn's disease; or agitation of Alzheimer's Disease; or any other medical condition or its treatment approved by the state Department of Health.

If you have a medical marijuana registry identification card from any other state, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia you may use it in Rhode Island. It has the same force and effect as a card issued by the Rhode Island Department of Health.

Possession/Cultivation: Limits the amount of marijuana that can be possessed and grown to up to 12 marijuana plants or 2.5 ounces of cultivated marijuana. Primary caregivers may not possess an amount of marijuana in excess of 24 marijuana plants and five ounces of usable marijuana for qualifying patients to whom he or she is connected through the Department's registration process.
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