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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Related to the Medical Marijuana Program Administered by the Office of Cannabis Regulation at the Department of Business Regulation › Section 230-RICR-80-05-1.3 - Licensed Cultivator Application, Licensing and Renewals

Current through June 14, 2024
A. R.I. Gen. Laws §
										21-28.6-16(b)(1)
				  authorizes DBR to promulgate regulations regarding the form and content of
				  licensing and renewal applications for licensed cultivators.
B. Licensed Cultivator Application and
				  License Timeline
1. R.I. Gen Laws §
											21-28.6-16(o)
				  prohibits DBR from reopening the application period to new applicants for a
				  medical marijuana cultivator license. Should DBR be hereafter authorized to
				  reopen the application period to new applicants, these regulations, including
				  the application provisions, shall apply. DBR reserves the right to modify the
				  application periods based on patient and program need and to limit the number
				  and/or classes of new licenses available to new applicants based on the
				  projected needs of the Rhode Island Medical Marijuana Program population. See
				  R.I. Gen. Laws §
											21-28.6-16 (location and
				  possession restrictions, regulation of licensing and oversight
				  requirements).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Related to the Medical Marijuana Program Administered by the Office of Cannabis Regulation at the Department of Business Regulation › Section 230-RICR-80-05-1.4 - Registry Identification Cards

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Eligibility
1. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §§
											21-28.6-12(c)(6),
				  21-28.6-16(b) and
				  21-28.6-6(g), all
				  principal officers, board members, employees, agents, and volunteers of a
				  compassion center or licensed cultivator, and all primary caregivers shall
				  apply for registry identification cards.
2. Cardholders shall be at least twenty-one
				  (21) years old.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Related to the Medical Marijuana Program Administered by the Office of Cannabis Regulation at the Department of Business Regulation › Section 230-RICR-80-05-1.5 - Product Packaging and Labeling Requirements for Retail- Ready Medical Marijuana Products

Current through June 14, 2024
1.5.1
Authority and Applicability
A.
				  These retail-ready medical marijuana product packaging and labeling
				  requirements for compassion centers and licensed cultivators are promulgated
				  pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §§
											21-28.6-12(f)(11)
				  and 21-28.6-16(g).
B. Compassion centers and licensed
				  cultivators shall have ninety (90) calendar days from the effective date of
				  these regulations to comply with these requirements.
C. The compassion center is responsible for
				  ensuring all medical marijuana products are retail-ready prior to sale to a
				  qualifying patient, registered primary caregiver or authorized
				  purchaser.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Related to the Medical Marijuana Program Administered by the Office of Cannabis Regulation at the Department of Business Regulation › Section 230-RICR-80-05-1.7 - Medical Marijuana Product Designation

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Marijuana may
				  only be used by patient cardholders and may only be sold to or possessed by
				  patient cardholders, or their registered caregivers, or authorized purchasers
				  if it has been designated as "medical marijuana" pursuant to §
										1.7   of this
				  Part, the Act and any regulations promulgated thereunder.
B. Medical marijuana may not be sold,
				  possessed, manufactured, or used except as permitted under the Act and the DBR
				  Regulations.
C. To be designated as
				  medical marijuana, a product must:
1. Comply
				  with a pre-approved designation list of products published by DBR; or
2. Be designated as medical marijuana by DBR
				  prior to sale or distribution of the product.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Related to the Medical Marijuana Program Administered by the Office of Cannabis Regulation at the Department of Business Regulation › Section 230-RICR-80-05-1.8 - Cooperative Cultivation

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Authority
1. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											21-28.6-14(d),
				  except as to cooperative cultivator licenses issued by DBR before July 1, 2019,
				  DBR shall no longer accept applications or renewals for licensed cooperative
				  cultivations and cooperative cultivations shall no longer be
				  permitted.
2. Pursuant to R.I. Gen.
				  Laws §
											21-28.6-14(a)(10),
				  DBR is charged with promulgating regulations governing the licensing, renewal
				  and operation of cooperative cultivations, and may promulgate regulations that
				  set a fee for a cooperative cultivation license and renewal.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Related to the Medical Marijuana Program Administered by the Office of Cannabis Regulation at the Department of Business Regulation › Section 230-RICR-80-05-1.9 - Registered Primary Caregivers

Current through June 14, 2024
1.9.1
Eligibility
A. A caregiver must receive
				  a valid registry identification card from DBR pursuant to §
											1.4   of this
				  Part.
B. In accordance with R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §
											21-28.6-4(d),
				  every registered caregiver prior to growing medical marijuana must:
1. Submit documentation that they own the
				  premises where they will grow medical marijuana and register grow tags in
				  accordance with §
												1.12   of this Part; or
2. Submit documentation on forms issued by
				  DBR that shows they have the permission of the landlord/owner of the property
				  to grow medical marijuana on the premises and register grow tags in accordance
				  with §
												1.12   of this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Related to the Medical Marijuana Program Administered by the Office of Cannabis Regulation at the Department of Business Regulation › Section 230-RICR-80-05-1.11 - Quarantined Marijuana Products, Retests, Remediation and Recalls

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All marijuana products must undergo and
				  comply with all required testing as stated in the DOH Testing Regulations in
				  order to be designated as medical and be offered for sale by a licensed
				  compassion center. Until the product is designated as medical or upon a recall
				  of a medical product, all marijuana and marijuana products shall be quarantined
				  in accordance with §
										1.11   of this Part.
B. Product that has yet to sampled for
				  testing:
1. Prior to required testing samples
				  being taken from a batch of marijuana plant material and/or a batch of
				  processed concentrate or extract, a licensee must store the batch in one or
				  more sealed containers enclosed on all sides, so as to:
a. Prevent the product from being tampered
				  with, transferred, or sold prior to sampling and compliant test results being
				  reported; and
b. Be able to be
				  easily located.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Related to the Medical Marijuana Program Administered by the Office of Cannabis Regulation at the Department of Business Regulation › Section 230-RICR-80-05-1.12 - Medical Marijuana Plant Tag Certificate Program

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Purpose
1. DBR administers all aspects of the medical
				  marijuana plant tag certificate program in order to fulfill the state
				  obligation to monitor and verify compliance with the statutory requirements
				  that cardholders electing to grow:
a. Do not
				  exceed plant limits;
b. Properly
				  display the plant tag certificate indicating the amount of plants
				  permitted;
c. Do not grow at more
				  than one location; and d. Distribute medical marijuana in accordance with the
				  Act.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Related to the Medical Marijuana Program Administered by the Office of Cannabis Regulation at the Department of Business Regulation › Section 230-RICR-80-05-1.13 - Enforcement

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Inspections and Audits
1. Marijuana establishment licensees are
				  subject to reasonable inspection by DBR.
2. DBR and its authorized representatives
				  have authority to enter a marijuana establishment licensee's premises at
				  reasonable times to inspect in a reasonable manner the premises and all
				  equipment, materials, containers, and other things therein, including without
				  limitation all records, files, financials, sales, transport, pricing and
				  employee data, research, papers, processes, controls and to inventory any stock
				  of marijuana, labels, containers, packages, paraphernalia and other materials
				  and products.
3. During any
				  inspection, DBR and its authorized representatives may review the marijuana
				  establishment licensee's confidential records, including compassion center
				  dispensing records, which track transactions according to identifying
				  information for the patient, primary caregiver, and/or authorized purchaser.
				  Dispensing records for patient cardholders shall be tracked in accordance with
				  the Act.
4. DBR may review and
				  audit the books and records of marijuana establishment licensees to ascertain
				  compliance with the Act, the DBR Regulations, and/or the DOH Regulations,
				  including continued satisfaction of the statutory criteria considered in
				  granting a license. The marijuana establishment licensee must make such books
				  and records immediately available for reviewing and copying by DBR. DBR may
				  retain an independent auditor to act as its agent for purposes of this section,
				  the cost of which shall be borne by the marijuana establishment
				  licensee.
5. Nothing herein shall
				  be interpreted to limit the real time access of DBR to information stored in
				  the Medical Marijuana Program Tracking System consistent with the
				  Act.
6. DBR may coordinate with law
				  enforcement or other state agencies to conduct inspections to evaluate
				  compliance with the Act, regulations promulgated thereunder or any other
				  applicable state laws.
7. DBR may
				  retain a licensed testing laboratory to act as its agent to conduct testing for
				  an inspection or investigation, the cost of which shall be borne by the
				  marijuana establishment licensee.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Related to the Medical Marijuana Program Administered by the Office of Cannabis Regulation at the Department of Business Regulation › Section 230-RICR-80-05-1.14 - Marijuana Equivalency Table

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The following
				  equivalency table shall be used to ascertain whether the amount of various
				  forms of marijuana is compliant with the dried useable possession limits set
				  forth in the Act and the DBR Regulations. "Single serving unit" as used in the
				  below table means no more than 10 mg of THC per single serving unit.
Marijuana Flower Weight
Equivalent Number of 10mgs of THC Single Serving
								  Units
5 ounces
415 THC single serving units
2.5 ounces
125 THC single serving units
1 ounce
83 THC single serving units
.25 ounces
21 THC single serving units
1 gram
3 THC single serving units
Marijuana Flower Weight
Equivalent grams of Concentrate
5 ounces
38.5 grams
2.5 ounces
19.25 grams
1 ounce
7.7 grams
.25 ounces
1.9 grams
1 gram
0.3 grams
Wet Flower Weight
Dry Flower Weight (20% of Wet Flower
								  Weight
50 ounces
10 ounces
37.5 ounces
7.5 ounces
25 ounces
5 ounces
12.5 ounces
2.5 ounces
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Related to the Medical Marijuana Program Administered by the Office of Cannabis Regulation at the Department of Business Regulation › Section 230-RICR-80-05-1.15 - Compassion Center Application Zones

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Pursuant to R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §
										21-28.6-12(c)(3),
				  DBR has conducted an evaluation and analysis with respect to the criteria set
				  forth in §
										1.2(C)(1)   of this Part and determined, based upon that analysis,
				  that upon DBR's announcement of the first open application period, DBR will
				  accept applications for six (6) new compassion center licenses in the
				  application zones as indicated in the table below.
Zone
Geographic Area of Zone
Number of New Licenses Available in the Zone
								  During First Open Application Period
Zone 1
Burrillville, Cumberland, Glocester, North
								  Smithfield, Smithfield and Woonsocket
1
Zone 2
Central Falls, Johnston, Lincoln, North
								  Providence and Providence
1
Zone 3
Coventry, Foster, Scituate, West Greenwich and
								  West Warwick
1
Zone 4
Cranston, East Greenwich, North Kingstown and
								  Warwick
1
Zone 5
Charlestown, Exeter, Hopkinton, Narragansett,
								  Richmond, South Kingstown and Westerly
1
Zone 6
Barrington, Bristol, East Providence, Jamestown,
								  Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, New Shoreham, Pawtucket, Portsmouth,
								  Tiverton and Warren
1
*There are three (3) compassion center licenses
								  issued, one each in Zone 2, Zone 4, and Zone 6.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Related to the Medical Marijuana Program Administered by the Office of Cannabis Regulation at the Department of Business Regulation › Section 230-RICR-80-05-1.16 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of the DBR Regulations, or the application
					 thereof to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, such invalidity
					 shall not affect other provisions or application of the DBR Regulations which
					 can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this
					 end the provisions are declared to be severable.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 3 - Disclosure Requirements Regarding Public Company Interest Holders in Marijuana Establishment Licensees › Section 230-RICR-80-05-3.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This Part is promulgated in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws
					 §
										21-28.6-1
et
					 seq.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 3 - Disclosure Requirements Regarding Public Company Interest Holders in Marijuana Establishment Licensees › Section 230-RICR-80-05-3.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of this Part is to supplement and update the
					 Rules and Regulations Related to the Medical Marijuana Program Administered by
					 the Office of Cannabis Regulation at the Department of Business Regulation,
					 Part 1 of this Subchapter, to accommodate the economic development of Rhode
					 Island's cannabis industry.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 3 - Disclosure Requirements Regarding Public Company Interest Holders in Marijuana Establishment Licensees › Section 230-RICR-80-05-3.3 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. In addition to the terms defined in R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §
										21-28.6-3 and §
										1.1.1   of this
				  Subchapter, for this Part the following terms shall have the corresponding
				  meanings:
1. "Public company" means a
				  corporate entity that is listed and whose ownership is comprised of shares of
				  stock which are traded on a major stock exchange registered with the Securities
				  and Exchange Commission or comparable foreign securities regulator.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 3 - Disclosure Requirements Regarding Public Company Interest Holders in Marijuana Establishment Licensees › Section 230-RICR-80-05-3.4 - Disclosure Requirements Regarding Public Company Interest Holders

Current through June 14, 2024
A. As to a public company that is an Interest
				  Holder with respect to a marijuana establishment applicant or licensee, the
				  applicant/licensee can satisfy the application and continuing disclosure
				  requirements as to such public company interest holder by disclosing:
1. All directors and officers of such public
				  company;
2. All public company
				  officers, employees and agents who will have direct managerial or operational
				  control with respect to the marijuana establishment; and
3. With respect to public company
				  shareholders, all persons and/or entities that hold shares in the public
				  company in an amount equal to or greater than the minimum ownership disclosure
				  threshold required by the stock exchange(s) on which the public company is
				  listed and its shares are traded;
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 3 - Disclosure Requirements Regarding Public Company Interest Holders in Marijuana Establishment Licensees › Section 230-RICR-80-05-3.5 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any section, term, or provision of this Regulation is
					 adjudged invalid for any reason, all remaining sections, terms, and provisions
					 shall remain in full force and effect.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 4 - Minimum Requirements for Departmental Approval of Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction Operations › Section 230-RICR-80-05-4.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This Part is promulgated in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws
					 §
										21-28.6-1,
et
					 seq.
, and supplements the Rules contained in §
										1.6.10   of this
					 Subchapter.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 4 - Minimum Requirements for Departmental Approval of Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction Operations › Section 230-RICR-80-05-4.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of this Part is to supplement the requirements
					 contained in the Manufacturing and Extraction Regulations promulgated by the
					 Department of Business Regulation in §
										1.6.10   of this Subchapter by
					 articulating the minimum standards for Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon
					 Extraction of Marijuana and the two (2) phase application process for obtaining
					 the Department's required approval to begin Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon
					 Extraction operations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 4 - Minimum Requirements for Departmental Approval of Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction Operations › Section 230-RICR-80-05-4.3 - Definition

Current through June 14, 2024
A. In addition to the terms defined in R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §
										21-28.6-3 and Part 1 of this
				  Subchapter, for this Part 4 the following terms shall have the corresponding
				  meanings:
1. "Closed-loop system" means
				  machinery in which the volatile hydrocarbon substances are self-contained
				  without the loss/escape of said substances.
2. "Design plans" means all relevant
				  engineering and/or architectural graphics, blueprints, construction phasing
				  schedules, or any other documentation produced or relied upon by the Rhode
				  Island Registered Professional Engineers and Registered Architects, as
				  applicable, identified in §§
											4.5(B)(1)(e)  and  4.5(D)(1)   of this
				  Part.
3. "Final certification"
				  means the ultimate approval given by the Department to a Licensee which is
				  required prior to commencing Volatile Solvent Based Hydrocarbon Extraction
				  operations.
4. "Standard operating
				  procedures" or "SOPs" means step-by-step instructions which explain the order
				  of tasks required to safely and properly conduct a specific activity.
5. "Volatile hydrocarbon substances" are
				  those likely to change into gases and, pursuant to §
											4.4(B)(2)   of this Part
				  and for the purposes of this Part, are limited to butane, propane, ethanol, or
				  a different volatile hydrocarbon substance which is preapproved by the Office
				  of Cannabis Regulation.
6.
				  "Volatile solvent-based-hydrocarbon extraction" means a manufacturing process
				  in which a volatile hydrocarbon substance, as permitted in §
											4.4(B)(2)   of
				  this Part, is combined with Marijuana within pre-approved machinery to produce
				  Marijuana Concentrate.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 4 - Minimum Requirements for Departmental Approval of Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction Operations › Section 230-RICR-80-05-4.4 - Requirements for Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Except where expressly prohibited by R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §
										21-28.6-16(h),
				  eligible licensees may submit applications to the Department, on forms
				  prescribed by the Department pursuant to §
										4.5   of this Part, for the
				  implementation and use of Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction
				  machinery subject to the requirements contained in this Part and all applicable
				  zoning, building, fire, testing, workplace safety laws, Regulations,
				  ordinances, court orders, and/or as otherwise legally required. All Volatile
				  Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction Applications must demonstrate compliance
				  with all applicable requirements including but not limited to the operational
				  requirements contained in §
										4.4(B)   of this Part.
B. All Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon
				  Extraction manufacturing shall:
1. Be a
				  Closed-Loop System;
2. Utilize the
				  following permissible Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction Substances
				  and be accompanied by a Certificate of Analysis, maintained in accordance with
				  §
											4.6(A)(5)   of this Part, which establishes that said substances have a
				  minimum purity level of ninety-nine percent (99.0%):
a. Butane;
b. Propane;
c. Ethanol; or
d. A different volatile hydrocarbon substance
				  which is preapproved by the Office of Cannabis Regulation.
3. Be conducted by employees adequately
				  trained in the operation of the Hydrocarbon Extraction machinery to be
				  utilized; and
4. Follow
				  pre-approved Standard Operating Procedures ("SOPs") in accordance with
				  §
											4.6   of this Part;
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 4 - Minimum Requirements for Departmental Approval of Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction Operations › Section 230-RICR-80-05-4.5 - Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction Applications

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Department's approval process for
				  Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction applications shall consist of:
1. A Pre-Approval Phase, wherein the
				  Department issues a letter stating that the applicant may proceed with
				  implementing its proposed Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction system;
				  and
2. A Final Approval Phase,
				  wherein the Department approves an applicant to commence Volatile Solvent-Based
				  Hydrocarbon Extraction operations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 4 - Minimum Requirements for Departmental Approval of Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction Operations › Section 230-RICR-80-05-4.6 - Standard Operating Procedures

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All licenses
				  conducting Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction shall develop Standard
				  Operating Procedures ("SOPs") which demonstrate compliance with all applicable
				  laws and Regulations and specifically address the following:
1. Safe and proper operation of the Volatile
				  Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction substances, machinery, and/or
				  equipment;
2. Safe and proper
				  handling and storage of Volatile Hydrocarbon Substances.
3. Adequate cleaning and maintenance of the
				  Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction machinery and/or
				  equipment;
4. Incident reporting
				  for instances where the operator does not follow the stated SOPs which
				  identifies:
a. The operator's name;
b. The date and time of the
				  incident;
c. To which supervising
				  employees the incident report will be sent; and
d. An incident summary including whether any
				  Marijuana or other substances escaped from the Volatile Solvent-Based
				  Hydrocarbon Extraction machinery and/or was destroyed and, if so, the amount(s)
				  of said material and how the incident was resolved.
5. How to safely and properly dispose of any
				  waste created in the operation of the Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon
				  Extraction equipment and/or in preparation or clean-up of said equipment;
				  and
6. Record-keeping of:
a. All Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon
				  Extraction substances and the corresponding Certificates of Analysis
				  demonstrating sufficient purity pursuant to §
												4.4(B)(3)   of this Part; and
b. The Certificates of Analysis for
				  all Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction Substances.
c. All Incident Reports and related
				  materials/documentation.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 4 - Minimum Requirements for Departmental Approval of Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction Operations › Section 230-RICR-80-05-4.7 - Compliance with Applicable Laws

Current through June 14, 2024
Compliance with these Regulations does not absolve
					 Applicant/Licensee of any other legal requirements and/or
					 responsibilities.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 05 - Medical Marijuana › Part 4 - Minimum Requirements for Departmental Approval of Volatile Solvent-Based Hydrocarbon Extraction Operations › Section 230-RICR-80-05-4.8 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any section, term, or provision of this Regulation is
					 adjudged invalid for any reason, all remaining sections, terms, and provisions
					 shall remain in full force and effect.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 10 - Industrial Hemp › Part 1 - Rhode Island Industrial Hemp Program › Section 230-RICR-80-10-1.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This Part is promulgated by the Department of Business
					 Regulation's Office of Cannabis Regulation, with the assistance of the
					 Department of Environmental Management, Division of Agriculture, in accordance
					 with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										2-26-1
et seq
.,
					 The Hemp Growth Act (the "Act"), and
					 7 U.S.C. §
											1639o -s, The Agriculture Improvement Act of
					 2018 ("AIA 2018").
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 10 - Industrial Hemp › Part 1 - Rhode Island Industrial Hemp Program › Section 230-RICR-80-10-1.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of this Part is to describe the licensing and
					 regulation of industrial hemp growth, production, distribution and retail sales
					 as an agricultural product as provided for in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										2-26-4 and AIA 2018, §
										297   as
					 it pertains to the hemp growers and handlers, and the employees of each, as
					 participants in the State's Industrial Hemp Program.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 10 - Industrial Hemp › Part 1 - Rhode Island Industrial Hemp Program › Section 230-RICR-80-10-1.3 - Scope

Current through June 14, 2024
This Regulation applies to the growth, production,
					 distribution and retail sale of industrial hemp by industrial hemp growers,
					 handlers, retailers and distributors and the employees of
					 each.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 10 - Industrial Hemp › Part 1 - Rhode Island Industrial Hemp Program › Section 230-RICR-80-10-1.4 - Incorporated Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These
				  Regulations hereby adopt and incorporate
				  40 C.F.R. §
											152.25(f) (2018) by
				  reference, not including any further editions or amendments thereof and only to
				  the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with these
				  Regulations.
B. These Regulations
				  hereby adopt and incorporate Environmental Protection Agency's "Active
				  Ingredients Eligible for Minimum Risk Pesticide Products" (2015) by reference,
				  not including any further editions or amendments thereof and only to the extent
				  that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with these
				  Regulations.
C. These Regulations
				  hereby adopt and incorporate Environmental Protection Agency's "Inert
				  Ingredients Eligible for FIFRA 25(b) Pesticide Products" (November 2016) by
				  reference, not including any further editions or amendments thereof and only to
				  the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with these
				  Regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 10 - Industrial Hemp › Part 1 - Rhode Island Industrial Hemp Program › Section 230-RICR-80-10-1.5 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. "Acceptable Hemp THC level" or ".n% THC"
				  as used throughout this Part means the level of THC in a given hemp sample
				  reported by the laboratory conducting the testing in accordance with Licensing
				  Analytical Laboratories for Sampling and Testing Medical Marijuana, §
										216-RIC   R- 60-05-6.21, which takes into account the measurement of uncertainty,
				  reported in conjunction with a confidence level of at least ninety-five percent
				  (95%) in accordance with the USDA's Testing Guidelines for Identifying Delta-9
				  Tetrahydrocannibinol (THC) in Hemp, and which complies with §
										1.5(R)   of
				  this Part.
B. "Agent" means any
				  individual who is authorized to act for or in place of the licensee.
C. "Approved testing facility" or "approved
				  testing facility as determined by DBR" pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										2-26-6(a) means:
1. Within the State of Rhode Island, an
				  analytical laboratory that is licensed by RIDOH pursuant to Licensing
				  Analytical Laboratories for Sampling and Testing Medical Marijuana (216-RICR-
				  60-05-6); and
2. Outside the State
				  of Rhode Island, an analytical laboratory that is licensed by its State of
				  residence to test hemp and hemp-derived consumable CBD and/or has received
				  accreditation to test hemp and hemp-derived consumable CBD in accordance with
				  the International Standards Organization ("ISO") ISO/IEC
				  17025:2017.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 10 - Industrial Hemp › Part 1 - Rhode Island Industrial Hemp Program › Section 230-RICR-80-10-1.6 - Application Process - Grower and Handler

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Each
				  applicant for an industrial hemp grower, handler or dual license must submit to
				  DBR:
1. A signed, complete, accurate and
				  legible application in the form prescribed by DBR.
a. Applications will be accepted throughout
				  the calendar year;
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 10 - Industrial Hemp › Part 1 - Rhode Island Industrial Hemp Program › Section 230-RICR-80-10-1.7 - Application Process - Distributor and Retailer

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Each
				  applicant for a hemp-derived consumable CBD distributor or retailer license
				  must submit to DBR:
1. A signed, complete,
				  accurate and legible application in the form prescribed by DBR.
a. Applications will be accepted throughout
				  the calendar year;
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 10 - Industrial Hemp › Part 1 - Rhode Island Industrial Hemp Program › Section 230-RICR-80-10-1.8 - Issuance of Licensing Agreement and License

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Upon
				  approval of an application,
1. A grower,
				  handler or dual license applicant must pay the license fee of two thousand five
				  hundred dollars ($2,500.00) and
2.
				  A distributor or retailer must pay a license fee of five hundred dollars
				  ($500.00).
3. License fees must be
				  paid prior to license issuance, unless a grower or handler is otherwise
				  eligible for a distributor or retailer license at no additional cost pursuant
				  to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											2-26-5(f).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 10 - Industrial Hemp › Part 1 - Rhode Island Industrial Hemp Program › Section 230-RICR-80-10-1.9 - Inspection, Sampling and Testing

Current through June 14, 2024
A. During
				  inspection and sampling, the licensee or its authorized representative must be
				  present and must allow complete and unrestricted access to all industrial hemp,
				  including plants, parts, seeds, derivatives and products within a licensed area
				  whether growing, producing, harvested or stored, and all land, buildings and
				  other structures used for the cultivation, production, manufacturing or storage
				  of industrial hemp derivatives and hemp products, including retail and
				  distribution facilities, and all documents and records pertaining to the
				  licensee's industrial hemp operations.
B. Inspection
1. Consistent with the AIA 2018 §
											297B(a)(2)(A)(v)   all licensees are subject to mandatory inspections conducted
				  by DBR that include but are not limited to:
a.
				  License application inspection: Prior to issuing a license, DBR may schedule a
				  site visit to the applicant's location. The purpose of this visit will be to
				  inspect the location, to review information that was provided during the
				  application process and to review the proposed industrial hemp and/or
				  consumable CBD operations.
b.
				  Records inspections: DBR may conduct reasonable inspections of a licensee's
				  books and records to ensure that the licensee is complying with applicable law
				  including the Act and these Regulations.
c. Periodic Inspections: Pursuant to R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §§
												26-6-6  and  2  - 26-7(b) all licensees are subject to
				  periodic inspection to verify compliance with the requirements of the Act and
				  these Regulations including inspection during sowing, growing season, harvest,
				  storage, production, distribution and/or sales.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 10 - Industrial Hemp › Part 1 - Rhode Island Industrial Hemp Program › Section 230-RICR-80-10-1.10 - Program Registry Identification Cards

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Before
				  issuance of the license all officers, directors, owners, shareholders,
				  managers, members and agents of the licensee must apply for a registry
				  identification card and all officers, directors, owners, shareholders,
				  managers, members and agents must submit to a national criminal background
				  check as provided in the Act and §
										1.10(C)   of this Part. Such individuals
				  may be hired, appointed, or retained prior to receiving a registry
				  identification card, but may not begin engagement in hemp cultivation,
				  production, distribution, retail sales or other license activities until
				  receipt of the card.
B. Registry
				  Identification Card Requirement, Eligibility, Annual Fee and Application
1. All officers, directors, owners,
				  shareholders, managers, members, and agents of the licensee must apply for
				  registry identification cards.
2.
				  All employees of the licensee, except those of a licensed CBD retailer, must
				  apply for registry identification cards.
3. Each licensee shall maintain a current
				  list of all licensed cardholders associated with the licensee.
4. There shall be a fifty dollar ($50.00)
				  non-returnable, non-refundable annual fee for each Program registry
				  identification card initial application and subsequent annual
				  renewal.
5. Applications pursuant
				  to §
											1.10   of this Part shall be on such forms and through such submission
				  mechanisms as directed by DBR.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 10 - Industrial Hemp › Part 1 - Rhode Island Industrial Hemp Program › Section 230-RICR-80-10-1.11 - Operational Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Traceability
1. Licensees shall track hemp from seed to
				  sale in accordance with their approved application and §
											1.6(E)(3)   of this
				  Part.
2. Plant material from one
				  (1) lot is prohibited from being commingled with plant material from any other
				  lot.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 10 - Industrial Hemp › Part 1 - Rhode Island Industrial Hemp Program › Section 230-RICR-80-10-1.12 - Methods of Extraction

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Pursuant to R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §
										2-26-8(b), no
				  butane method of extraction shall be permitted.
B. Pursuant to RI. Gen. Laws §
										2-26-8(a), only
				  the following methods of extraction are permissible:
1. Mechanical extraction;
2. Chemical extraction using a nonvolatile
				  solvent such as a nonhydrocarbon-based food grade solvent, or other nonvolatile
				  solvent such as water, vegetable glycerin, vegetable oils, animal fats, or
				  foodgrade glycerin;
3. Chemical
				  extraction using a professional closed loop CO2 gas
				  extraction system;
4. Chemical
				  extraction using a volatile solvent, provided the solvent and extraction method
				  is authorized and approved by DBR; and
5. Any other method authorized and approved
				  by DBR.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 10 - Industrial Hemp › Part 1 - Rhode Island Industrial Hemp Program › Section 230-RICR-80-10-1.13 - Licensees' Reporting Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Grower shall
				  submit an end-of-year report, on a form prescribed by DBR, on or before the
				  first (1st) day of December of each calendar year
				  including but not limited to the following information:
1. Variety and source of hemp plants or seeds
				  used for growth;
a. Copies of certificates of
				  analyses showing the industrial hemp seeds obtained for cultivation are from a
				  certified source and is of a type or variety that do not exceed the maximum
				  concentration of THC as set forth in the Act, as applicable; and
b. Copies of certificates of analyses showing
				  the industrial hemp flower required testing results from a certified
				  laboratory.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 10 - Industrial Hemp › Part 1 - Rhode Island Industrial Hemp Program › Section 230-RICR-80-10-1.14 - Institutions of Higher Education

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Pursuant to R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §
										2-26-9(a), DBR
				  will certify an institution of higher education to grow or handle, or assist in
				  growing or handling, industrial hemp for the purposes of agricultural or
				  academic research upon submission of the following:
1. The location where the institution of
				  higher education intends to grow or cultivate, or provide assistance with
				  growth and handling of the industrial hemp;
2. The institution of higher education's
				  research plan;
3. The name and
				  contact information of the employee of the institution of higher education who
				  will supervise the hemp growth, cultivation, research and any record-keeping
				  related to those activities;
4. The
				  name and contact information of the employee of the institution of higher
				  education responsible for communicating research results and reports to DBR;
				  and
5. Such other information as
				  DBR shall request to ensure compliance with the Act and these
				  Regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 230 - Department of Business Regulation › Chapter 80 - Marijuana › Subchapter 10 - Industrial Hemp › Part 1 - Rhode Island Industrial Hemp Program › Section 230-RICR-80-10-1.16 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of these Regulations, or the application
					 thereof to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, such invalidity
					 shall not affect other provisions or application of these Regulations which can
					 be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end
					 the provisions are declared to be severable.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 240 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 10 - Inmate Life › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Inmate Mail (240-RICR-10-00-1) › Section 240-RICR-10-00-1.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-56-10(22), Powers of the director; R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-56-1, Declaration of Policy.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 240 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 10 - Inmate Life › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Inmate Mail (240-RICR-10-00-1) › Section 240-RICR-10-00-1.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
To promulgate rules and guidelines governing inmate correspondence via postal service for all facilities at the Adult Correctional Institution (ACI) and interoffice mail.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 240 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 10 - Inmate Life › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Inmate Mail (240-RICR-10-00-1) › Section 240-RICR-10-00-1.3 - Policy

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Mail procedures are established and maintained to assist inmates in social, legal, business, and other correspondence deemed appropriate. The following procedures govern the management, collection, and/or distribution of inmate mail at all ACI facilities.
B. Inmates will be permitted uninterrupted correspondence and/or publications (e.g., letters, memos, greeting cards, books, magazines, etc.) as long as the correspondence/publications pose no threat to the safety and security of the facility, public officials, or the general public, do not hinder rehabilitation of an inmate, are not being used to further illegal activities, and meet all other specifications contained within this policy.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 240 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 10 - Inmate Life › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Inmate Mail (240-RICR-10-00-1) › Section 240-RICR-10-00-1.4 - Procedures

Current through June 14, 2024
1.4.1
General Information
A. Miscellaneous
1. When the inmate bears the mailing cost, there is no limit on the volume of letters the inmate can send or receive or on the length, language, content, or source of mail, or publications except when there is reasonable belief that limitation is necessary to protect public safety or institutional order and security, assist the rehabilitation of an inmate, and/or prevent the furthering of illegal activities.
2. All facility mailrooms are "OUT OF BOUNDS" to all inmates and unauthorized staff.
3. Mail returned to the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RIDOC) via the United States Postal Service (USPS) (i.e., "Return to Sender") will be handled in the following manner:
a. Mail originally sent from an inmate as privileged mail [i.e., addressed to an attorney or any other individual/agency listed in item §§1.4.2(A)(2)(a) through (r) of this Part is considered privileged mail upon its return to the facility and is subject to the procedures outlined in item §1.4.2(B) of this Part, Incoming Privileged Mail.
b. Mail originally sent from an inmate as non-privileged mail [i.e., addressed to someone other than an attorney or any other individual/agency listed in item §§1.4.2(A)(2)(a) through (r) of this Part] is considered non-privileged mail upon its return to the facility and is subject to the procedures outlined in item §1.4.3(B) of this Part, Incoming Non-Privileged Mail.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 240 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 10 - Inmate Life › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Religious Programs and Services (240-RICR-10-00-2) › Section 240-RICR-10-00-2.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-56-10(22), Powers of the director.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 240 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 10 - Inmate Life › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Religious Programs and Services (240-RICR-10-00-2) › Section 240-RICR-10-00-2.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
To establish Departmental guidelines regarding religious services and programs within the facilities of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RIDOC) and provide a procedure for the supervision, under the direction of an institutional chaplain, of an inmate who wishes to deliver a sermon during a religious service.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 240 - Department of Corrections › Chapter 10 - Inmate Life › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Religious Programs and Services (240-RICR-10-00-2) › Section 240-RICR-10-00-2.3 - Policy

Current through June 14, 2024
All inmates have the right to the free exercise of their religious beliefs and the liberty of worship according to the dictates of their consciences. However, the exercise of this right may be restricted for legitimate security reasons. Inmates are not denied personal contact with accredited representatives of their respective faiths nor are they denied the opportunity to deliver a sermon during a religious service after first obtaining permission from the institutional chaplain. An inmate may, at any reasonable time, make a request to have personal contact with a clergy representative of his/her faith. No inmate will be required or expected to attend any religious programs or services, or to adhere to any religious belief. An inmate may request a diet based on religious requirements.