Rhode Island To Hold Hearing on Bill to Tax and Regulate Marijuana
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND — Tomorrow, Tuesday April 13, the Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee will receive testimony on H7838, a bill that would tax and regulate marijuana similar to alcohol, allowing adults 21 and older to purchase up to an ounce of marijuana from registered retailers.
Sponsored by Rep. Edith Ajello (D-Providence) and Rep. Rod Driver (D-Charlestown, Exeter, Richmond), H 7838 would prohibit advertising marijuana or using it in public places. It would also create a $50 an ounce excise tax on all marijuana sold by wholesalers. Revenue produced from the tax would go toward maintaining regulations, into the state General Fund, and also be used to fund drug and alcohol abuse treatment and prevention programs.
WHAT: Hearing for H 7838, a bill to tax and regulate marijuana in Rhode Island
WHO: Rep. Edith Ajello, the bill's sponsor, and others will testify
WHERE: House Lounge
WHEN: Tuesday, April 13, Rise of the House
