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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT (The Rhode Island Cannabis Act legalizes adult use of cannabis. It provides for licensing of cultivation, manufacture and retail sale of cannabis.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT (The Rhode Island Cannabis Act legalizes adult use of cannabis. It provides for licensing of cultivation, manufacture and retail sale of cannabis.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "HB 7593"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7593 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Hull", "Kazarian", "McNamara", "Morales", "O'Brien", "Potter", "Slater", "Solomon", "Williams"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 11
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2022-03-01"
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last_action: "2022-05-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52d1704a-2930-4cbc-be1f-0be31d84b03d"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "58eb09828fce805a452859529b6d22159b0a82d15ad92c4cdcf9db2ed752f791"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island HB 7593 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT (The Rhode Island Cannabis Act legalizes adult use of cannabis. It provides for licensing of cultivation, manufacture and retail sale of cannabis.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **7593 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H7593Aaa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **8–59** (fail) · lower
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- AS AMENDED — **55–16** (pass) · lower
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **67–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bennett — primary (person)
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- Hull — primary (person)
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- Kazarian — primary (person)
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- McNamara — primary (person)
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- Morales — primary (person)
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- O'Brien — primary (person)
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- Potter — primary (person)
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- Slater — primary (person)
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- Solomon — primary (person)
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- Williams — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-03-01** 03/01/2022 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-18** 03/18/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/22/2022)
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- **2022-03-22** 03/22/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2022-05-13** 05/13/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/18/2022)
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- **2022-05-17** 05/17/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2022-05-18** 05/18/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-05-20** 05/20/2022 Placed on House Calendar (05/24/2022) `reading-3`
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- **2022-05-24** 05/24/2022 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2022-05-24** 05/24/2022 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2022-05-24** 05/24/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-05-25** 05/25/2022 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52d1704a-2930-4cbc-be1f-0be31d84b03d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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