Hemp is an agricultural product that may be grown as a crop, produced, possessed, distributed, sold at retail, and commercially traded pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Hemp is subject to primary regulation by the commission. The division may assist the commission in the regulation of hemp growth and production.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-26-4
Hemp an agricultural product
Known as the Industrial Hemp Growth Act
The act spans §§ 2–2 (10 sections).
P.L. 2016, ch. 441, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 442, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 88, art. 15, § 1; P.L. 2025, ch. 278, art. 3, § 1, effective June 29, 2025.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.