Cannabis legalization bill to have Senate hearing tomorrow

STATE HOUSE – The proposal for legalizing and regulating recreational cannabis is scheduled for a hearing tomorrow before the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with other proposals relating to marijuana.
The committee is scheduled to meet tomorrow, Tuesday, March 15, at the rise of the Senate (sometime after 4:30 p.m.) in Room 313 on the third floor of the State House. Scheduled for a vote is: 

•    2022-S 2430 — This bill sponsored by Senate Health and Human Services Committee Chairman Joshua Miller (D-Dist. 28, Cranston, Providence) would legalize, regulate and tax the sale and possession of cannabis for recreational use. 

•    2022-S 2364 — Sponsored by Sen. Frank Lombardo III (D-Dist. 25, Johnston), this bill would allow medical marijuana to be prescribed by veterinarians to animals with a debilitating medical condition.

This meeting will be streamed live at http://rilegislature.gov/CapTV/Pages/default.aspx and televised on Capitol Television, which can be seen on Cox Channels 15 and 61, in high definition on Cox Channel 1061, on Full Channel on Channel 15 and on Channel 34 by Verizon subscribers.

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