The polls have shown that the majority of Rhode Island residents and Governor Dan McKee are in support of adult-use legalization.
The state took a significant step towards legalization when a negotiationg group of state legislators announced on March 1st of 2022 that they had reached a compromise on legalizing adult-use cannabis.
The Cannabis Control Commission will be formed to regulate the legal cannabis market and new regulatory framework associated to the bill. The legalization will include a social equity component to communities that have been disproportionally impacted by cannabis criminalization, similar to other states that have recently legalized adult-use cannabis.