Data as of 2026-06-07

Rhode Island

Rhode Island legalized adult-use cannabis when Governor Dan McKee signed the Rhode Island Cannabis Act on May 25, 2022; retail sales began 190 days later, on December 1, 2022, when the state's existing medical compassion centers were permitted to begin selling adult-use cannabis. The market is served by seven vertically integrated hybrid retailers — the former compassion centers — which remained the only outlets selling adult-use cannabis as of the data date. A separate class of up to 24 retail-only licenses, divided across six geographic zones and including six reserved for social equity applicants, was authorized but not yet awarded; a selection process is scheduled for 2026. In calendar-year 2025 the state recorded $120,092,348 in retail cannabis sales, adult-use and medical combined, which works out to $107.97 per resident. The average customer transaction was $34.97, down from $36.19 in 2024; the regulator characterized the 2025 market as flat against the prior year. Beyond retail, the state reported $46,974,089 in wholesale cannabis transfers in 2025. The state has licensed 57 cultivators against those seven retailers. Home cultivation of up to three mature and three immature plants per dwelling is legal, and prior cannabis-possession records are expunged automatically.

Market

Licensing & Market

Rhode Island has licensed 57 cultivators and seven hybrid cannabis retailers — the former medical compassion centers, which are vertically integrated and were the only outlets selling adult-use cannabis as of the data date. All seven retailers are operational. The Cannabis Control Commission reports the count of licensed cultivators but does not separately report how many are actively cultivating, so a cultivator activation rate cannot be computed from public records. There are 51.2 licensed cultivators per million residents and 0.63 operating dispensaries per 100,000 residents. Retail license counts are capped by statute: the seven hybrid retailers plus up to 24 new retail-only licenses authorized under § 21-28.11-10.2, allocated equally across six geographic zones, six of them reserved for social equity applicants. Those 24 licenses had open applications but had not been awarded as of the data date. New cultivator canopy is capped at 10,000 square feet. Going forward, the new license class is retail-only; vertical integration applies to the seven incumbents but not to the incoming retailers. Cultivator applicants must be Rhode Island residents. The cultivator application fee is $4,500 and the retail application fee is $7,500; the retail annual license fee is $30,000. The state tracks product through Metrc. The share of Rhode Island's 39 municipalities permitting cannabis retail is not published as a clean aggregate; the state's local-excise distribution shows roughly six municipalities currently hosting the operating retailers.

Field Value Source
Cultivator licenses awarded 57 [8]
Cultivator licenses operational Not available in the public record —
Cultivator activation rate Not available in the public record —
Operating cultivators per million 51.2 [9]
Retail licenses awarded 7 [10]
Retail licenses operational 7 [11]
Retail activation rate 100% [12]
Dispensaries per 100k 0.63 [13]
Vertical integration allowed with restrictions [14]
License caps exist Yes [15]
Licenses transferable Not available in the public record —
Residency required Yes [16]
Residency duration (months) Not available in the public record —
Municipalities allowing Not available in the public record —
Municipalities total 39 [17]
Municipal opt-in rate Not available in the public record —
Track-and-trace system Metrc [18]
Cultivator application fee $4,500 [19]
Cultivator annual fee $4,500 [20]
Retail application fee $7,500 [21]
Retail annual fee $30,000 [22]
Consumers

Consumer Rules

Adults 21 and over may possess up to 1 ounce of cannabis in public and up to 10 ounces within their primary residence. Home cultivation is legal: up to three mature and three immature plants per dwelling unit for personal use. All major product forms are sold at licensed retailers, including pre-packaged flower, pre-rolls, vape cartridges, edibles, and concentrates and infused products. The state sets no published per-transaction purchase sub-limits for flower, concentrates, or edibles in statute or the regulator's retail guidance. Delivery is operating through at least one licensed statewide service, though no regulatory page confirming an active adult-use delivery permit was located in the public record. Consumption lounges are not authorized: the Commission states that no license type permitting social consumption businesses exists in Rhode Island, and none operate.

Field Value Source
Home grow allowed Yes [23]
Home grow plant limit 3 [24]
Possession limit (oz) 1 [25]
Delivery legal Yes [26]
Delivery operational Yes [27]
Consumption lounges legal No [28]
Consumption lounges count 0 [29]
Purchase limit, flower (oz) Not available in the public record —
Purchase limit, concentrate (g) Not available in the public record —
Purchase limit, edibles (mg) Not available in the public record —
All product forms legal Yes [30]
Restricted product forms Not available in the public record —
Taxes

Taxation

Adult-use cannabis carries a 10 percent state cannabis excise tax and a 3 percent local cannabis excise tax, both levied on each retail sale, plus Rhode Island's 7 percent state sales and use tax — a combined effective rate of 20 percent. The 3 percent local excise is uniform statewide and is distributed to the municipality where the sale occurs rather than set at local option. This structure has been unchanged since adult-use sales began on December 1, 2022. Medical cannabis is exempt from both the state and local cannabis excise taxes but is not fully tax-exempt: compassion centers continue to file and pay a monthly Compassion Center Surcharge and the 7 percent state sales tax. Rhode Island does not publish a single annual cannabis tax-revenue total. The 10 percent state excise flows to a Marijuana Trust Fund, the 3 percent local excise is distributed to host municipalities, and the 7 percent sales tax goes to the general fund; because the streams are reported separately, total cannabis tax revenue and a per-capita figure cannot be stated from public records.

Field Value Source
Excise tax 10% [31]
Excise tax type per price [32]
Sales tax 7% [33]
Wholesale tax Not available in the public record —
Potency tax exists No [34]
Potency tax, flower Not available in the public record —
Potency tax, concentrate Not available in the public record —
Potency tax, edibles Not available in the public record —
Local tax (max) 3% [35]
Local tax (typical) 3% [36]
Total effective rate 20% [37]
Medical tax exempt No [38]
Medical tax rate Not available in the public record —
Annual tax revenue Not available in the public record —
Tax revenue per capita Not available in the public record —
Tax changed since legalization No [39]
Tax direction unchanged [40]
Operators

Operator Data

Retail cannabis sales reached $120,092,348 in calendar-year 2025, adult-use and medical combined, served by seven retailers. Sales per resident were $107.97. The regulator characterized the 2025 market as flat against 2024; the average customer transaction fell from $36.19 in 2024 to $34.97 in 2025. Wholesale cannabis transfers totaled $46,974,089 in 2025. The Commission does not split adult-use from medical sales for the full 2025 year, so a clean annual adult-use figure cannot be stated; for context, adult-use sales were $75,246,957 in 2023. Rhode Island publishes no per-unit wholesale or retail price index, so wholesale price compression, retail price per ounce, and operator margins cannot be quantified from public records — those figures exist only through proprietary data not used here. The state does not publish an operational-cultivator count, a historical peak cultivation-license count, or a license-attrition series. What the public record shows is a market running entirely through seven outlets, with 57 licensed cultivators behind them.

Field Value Source
Wholesale flower ($/lb) Not available in the public record —
Wholesale flower period Not available in the public record —
Wholesale trend Not available in the public record —
Wholesale price compression Not available in the public record —
Retail flower ($/oz) Not available in the public record —
Operator margin Not available in the public record —
Total market sales $120,092,348 [41]
Adult-use sales Not available in the public record —
Per-capita sales $108.55 [42]
YoY sales growth Not available in the public record —
License attrition (count) Not available in the public record —
License attrition Not available in the public record —
Peak cultivation licenses Not available in the public record —
Current cultivation licenses 57 [43]
Outcomes

Consumer Data

Rhode Island residents purchased $107.97 of legal cannabis per capita in 2025, served by 0.63 operating dispensaries per 100,000 residents. The average customer transaction was $34.97, down from $36.19 in 2024. Rhode Island publishes no per-unit retail price index, so a price-per-ounce trend cannot be stated from public records. The state publishes no estimate of legal-market capture — the share of consumption met by licensed retailers versus the unregulated market — so the degree to which legal supply has displaced the legacy market cannot be stated from public sources.

Field Value Source
Per-capita sales $108.55 [42]
Dispensaries per 100k 0.63 [13]
Legal market capture Not available in the public record —
Legal capture source Not available in the public record —
Retail price trend stable [44]
Equity

Equity Programs

Rhode Island's Social Equity Program is established under § 21-28.11-31 of the Cannabis Act. It provides for Social Equity Applicant Status Certification, six retail licenses reserved for social equity applicants within the authorized 24-license adult-use expansion, a Social Equity Assistance Fund, technical assistance, and license-fee waivers of up to 100 percent for certified applicants. Roughly 220 interested parties applied for Social Equity Applicant Status Certification in 2025. None of the six reserved licenses had been awarded as of the data date; a random selection is scheduled for 2026. The Social Equity Assistance Fund is statutorily created and subject to appropriation; no fund balance is published, and no grants had been disbursed as of the 2025 annual report, when the program was still in its certification phase. The Commission's 2025 diversity report describes industry ownership in qualitative terms — a majority of reporting licensees indicated white ownership — and publishes no minority-ownership or women-ownership percentage. Expungement has moved further. Rhode Island automatically expunges eligible cannabis-possession records, and a first phase of automatic expungement cleared 23,617 records across the Superior Court, District Court, and Traffic Tribunal; the state appropriated $1.4 million to the Attorney General and the Judiciary to implement it.

Field Value Source
Equity program exists Yes [45]
Equity program type Social Equity Program under the Rhode Island Cannabis Act (R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-31). Includes Social Equity Applicant Status Certification (SEASC), six (6) reserved Social Equity Retail Licenses within the 24-license adult-use expansion, a Social Equity Assistance Fund, technical-assistance/workshops, and license-fee waivers of up to 100% for certified applicants. ~220 interested parties applied for SEASC certification in 2025; none of the reserved licenses had been awarded as of the data date (random selection scheduled for 2026). [46]
Equity licenses awarded 0 [47]
Equity licenses operational 0 [48]
Equity activation rate Not available in the public record —
Equity fund exists Yes [49]
Equity fund size Not available in the public record —
Equity fund disbursed Not available in the public record —
Equity fund disbursement rate Not available in the public record —
Minority ownership Not available in the public record —
Women ownership Not available in the public record —
Community reinvestment Not available in the public record —
Expungement exists Yes [50]
Expungement automatic Yes [51]
Expungements processed 23617 [52]
Income cap for equity Not available in the public record —
Enforcement

Enforcement

Rhode Island tracks regulated product seed-to-sale through Metrc. The Cannabis Control Commission became a standalone agency on May 1, 2025, with a fiscal-year 2026 budget of $7.6 million in restricted receipts and 28.0 authorized full-time positions, both per the Governor's recommended figure from the Senate Fiscal Office. In fiscal year 2025 the Commission took its first adjudicatory enforcement action, revoking one cultivator license following an investigation; the state does not publish a comprehensive annual enforcement-action count. Beyond these figures, the state does not publish the operational metrics of enforcement: inspection counts, illicit-market enforcement actions, mandatory testing analytes, per-batch testing cost, product recalls, and the fine schedule are not available in the public record — not because enforcement does not occur, but because the regulator does not report these figures in a form that can be sourced for a public reference. Rhode Island's data program is young, the Commission having been a standalone agency only since May 2025.

Field Value Source
Track-and-trace system Metrc [18]
Inspections per year Not available in the public record —
Enforcement actions (licensees) 1 [54]
Unlicensed-market enforcement actions Not available in the public record —
Regulatory budget $7,600,000 [55]
Regulatory staff 28 [56]
Mandatory testing analytes Not available in the public record —
Testing cost per batch Not available in the public record —
Product recalls per year Not available in the public record —
Fine schedule (min) Not available in the public record —
Fine schedule (max) Not available in the public record —
Criminal Law

Penalties & Criminal Law

The Rhode Island Cannabis Act, signed in 2022, legalized adult possession of up to 1 ounce in public and 10 ounces within a residence, legalized home cultivation of three mature and three immature plants per dwelling, and mandated automatic expungement of prior cannabis-possession records. No cannabis penalty has been increased since legalization; the net direction is lighter. Possession of more than 1 ounce, below the larger felony-trafficking weights, is a misdemeanor under § 21-28-4.01 carrying up to one year of imprisonment and a fine of $200 to $500. Unlicensed cultivation and sale are prosecuted as felonies under § 21-28-4.01, with penalties escalating by weight; the precise felony weight thresholds are available only through a secondary reading of the statute and are not stated here as primary figures. Public consumption is prohibited wherever tobacco smoking is prohibited and is enforced as a civil violation; a specific fine amount was not located in primary text. Rhode Island sets no numeric per se THC blood limit for impaired driving, applying a zero-tolerance and impairment standard instead. Post-legalization cannabis arrests are not asserted here as primary figures: the only available series is secondary federal data compiled by a third party, which shows 159 arrests in 2024, and is preserved in the underlying time-series rather than stated as a verified figure. The most recent Rhode Island-specific racial-disparity ratio for possession arrests, 3.3 to 1, predates legalization and is not restated here as a current figure.

Field Value Source
Max penalty, unlicensed cultivation Cultivation outside the personal-use allowance (3 mature + 3 immature plants per dwelling) or without a license is prosecuted under the Controlled Substances Act, R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28. Manufacture/cultivation is treated as a felony under § 21-28-4.01, with penalties escalating by weight (NORML's reading of § 21-28-4.01: 1 oz–1 kg up to 30 years/$100,000; 1–5 kg 10–50 years/$500,000; 5+ kg 20 years–life). Felony-tier weight figures are [SECONDARY] (NORML) pending a clean primary read of § 21-28-4.01. [57]
Max penalty, unlicensed sale Unlicensed sale/delivery is prosecuted under R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28-4.01 as a felony. [SECONDARY] NORML tiers (citing § 21-28-4.01): sale of 1 oz–1 kg up to 30 years and/or $100,000; 1–5 kg carries a 10-year mandatory minimum (up to 50 years/$500,000); over 5 kg 20 years–life. R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-27 provides that engaging in licensed-activity conduct without a license is punishable under § 21-28. [58]
Felony threshold (grams) Not available in the public record —
Felony threshold type Not available in the public record —
Penalty, possession over limit Possession of more than one ounce (1 oz) but not the larger felony-trafficking weights is a misdemeanor under R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28-4.01: imprisonment up to one (1) year and a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $500. Possession of 1 oz or less (public) and up to 10 oz (home) is legal for adults 21+ under the Cannabis Act. [59]
Penalty, public consumption Public consumption is prohibited wherever tobacco smoking is prohibited (R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-22). Enforced as a civil violation; a specific public-consumption fine amount was not located in a primary source (a $100 civil-penalty model, comparable to Massachusetts, is referenced in RI Senate Fiscal Office materials). [60]
DUI per se limit (ng) Not available in the public record —
DUI zero tolerance Yes [61]
Penalties increased post-legalization No [62]
Penalty direction lighter [63]
Penalty direction details The Rhode Island Cannabis Act (signed May 25, 2022) legalized adult possession of up to 1 oz in public / 10 oz at home and home cultivation of 3 mature + 3 immature plants per dwelling, and mandated AUTOMATIC expungement of prior civil/criminal cannabis-possession records. The state appropriated $1.4 million in restricted receipts to the Attorney General and Judiciary to implement automatic expungement. No cannabis penalty has been increased since legalization. [64]
Post-legalization arrests (annual) 159 [65]
Racial disparity ratio 3.3 [66]
Expungement exists Yes [50]
Expungement automatic Yes [51]

Sources

  1. ↑ [Rhode Island Cannabis Act, R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11]() https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/INDEX.htm
  2. ↑ [U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Rhode Island]() https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/RI
  3. ↑ Newest verified public data point: CCC CY2025 sales press release (Jan 26, 2026). License counts are FY2025 (CCC 2025 Annual Agency Report); budget/FTE are FY2026 (RI Senate Fiscal Office).
  4. ↑ Rhode Island Cannabis Act signed by Gov. McKee May 25, 2022. [CCC 2025 Annual Agency Report, p.4]() — 'Governor Dan McKee signed the Act into law on May 25, 2022' https://ccc.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur991/files/2025-11/CCC%20Annual%20Report_2025_FINAL.pdf
  5. ↑ Adult-use retail sales began December 1, 2022. [RI Division of Taxation — Adult Use Cannabis Tax]() / [RI DOR Quarterly Cannabis Tax Distribution Report](https://dor.ri.gov/media/7391/download?language=en) — 'Effective December 1, 2022, medical marijuana retailers were allowed to begin sales of adult use cannabis' https://tax.ri.gov/tax-sections/sales-excise-taxes/adult-use-cannabis-tax
  6. ↑ Computed: first_sale_date (2022-12-01) − legalization_date (2022-05-25) = 190 days
  7. ↑ [RI Dept. of Labor & Training — Rhode Island Population Estimates 2020-2024]() (source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division) — July 1, 2024 estimate 1,112,308; 2020 Census 1,097,391 https://dlt.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur571/files/2025-03/statepop.pdf
  8. ↑ [CCC 2025 Annual Agency Report, p.9 — Cannabis Licensing Data]() — 'Licensed Cultivators 57' https://ccc.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur991/files/2025-11/CCC%20Annual%20Report_2025_FINAL.pdf
  9. ↑ Computed: 57 licensed cultivators / (1,112,308 / 1,000,000) = 51.2
  10. ↑ [CCC 2025 Annual Agency Report, p.9]() — 'Licensed Compassion Centers/Hybrid Cannabis Retailers 7' (the only operators selling adult-use cannabis as of the data date; 24 retail-only licenses authorized but not yet awarded) https://ccc.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur991/files/2025-11/CCC%20Annual%20Report_2025_FINAL.pdf
  11. ↑ [CCC 2025 Annual Agency Report, p.9]() — 7 hybrid retailers, all operational and selling (confirmed by per-dispensary sales in the [OCR Jan 2024 presentation](https://ccc.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur991/files/2024-01/OCR%20Presentation%20to%20CCC%20January%202024.pdf)) https://ccc.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur991/files/2025-11/CCC%20Annual%20Report_2025_FINAL.pdf
  12. ↑ Computed: 7 operational / 7 awarded × 100 = 100%
  13. ↑ Computed: 7 operational retailers / (1,112,308 / 100,000) = 0.63
  14. ↑ The 7 hybrid cannabis retailers are vertically-integrated compassion centers (cultivation + retail). The 24 new adult-use licenses authorized under § 21-28.11-10.2 are retail-only. [CCC 2025 Annual Agency Report, p.8-9](); [R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-10.2](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/INDEX.htm) https://ccc.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur991/files/2025-11/CCC%20Annual%20Report_2025_FINAL.pdf
  15. ↑ Retail is capped: 7 hybrid retailers + up to 24 new retail-only licenses under [R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-10.2]() ('authorized to license up to 24 new retail-only establishments statewide, divided equally across six geographic zones'). New cultivator canopy is capped at 10,000 sq ft per [§ 21-28.11-7](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/21-28.11-7.htm) https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/21-28.11-10.2.htm
  16. ↑ [R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-7]() — cultivator applicants must 'Provide proof that the applicant is twenty-one (21) years of age or older and is a resident of the state.' https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/21-28.11-7.htm
  17. ↑ Rhode Island has 39 cities and towns. [R.I. Gen. Laws Title 45 (Towns and Cities)](); [RI Dept. of Labor & Training — City & Town Population Estimates](https://dlt.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur571/files/2024-05/townest.pdf) (39 municipalities listed) https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE45/INDEX.htm
  18. ↑ Metrc is Rhode Island's statewide seed-to-sale track-and-trace system. [Metrc — Rhode Island](); selection reported by [StateScoop](https://statescoop.com/rhode-island-medical-marijuana-trace-metrc/) https://www.metrc.com/partner/rhode-island/
  19. ↑ [560-RICR-10-10-1.14 (Fees), via LII]() — cannabis cultivator application fee $4,500 (uniform across micro/Class A/Class B). Effective May 1, 2025 https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/rhode-island/560-RICR-10-10-1.14
  20. ↑ [560-RICR-10-10-1.14 (Fees), via LII]() — cultivator annual license fee by class: micro (≤2,500 sq ft) $4,500; Class A $10,000; Class B $20,000. $4,500 shown as the micro/entry-tier value https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/rhode-island/560-RICR-10-10-1.14
  21. ↑ [560-RICR-10-10-1.14 (Fees), via LII]() — cannabis retail sales application fee $7,500 (Workers' Cooperative Retail also $7,500; Social Equity Retail $0 for the first six) https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/rhode-island/560-RICR-10-10-1.14
  22. ↑ [560-RICR-10-10-1.14 (Fees), via LII]() — cannabis retail sales annual license fee $30,000 https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/rhode-island/560-RICR-10-10-1.14
  23. ↑ [R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-22(a)(2)]() — adults 21+ may possess/cultivate plants within a residence https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/21-28.11-22.htm
  24. ↑ [R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-22(a)(2)]() — 'not more than a total of three (3) mature cannabis plants and up to a total of three (3) immature cannabis plants per dwelling unit for personal use' (limit is per dwelling, not per person) https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/21-28.11-22.htm
  25. ↑ [R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-22(a)(1) and (a)(3)]() — 1 oz or less on the person in public; up to 10 oz per resident within the primary residence https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/21-28.11-22.htm
  26. ↑ [SECONDARY] Statewide cannabis delivery is operating in Rhode Island via licensed retailers; [WhatsUpNewp, Aug 2025]() — Newport Cannabis Co. launched statewide same-day delivery. No CCC regulatory page confirming an active adult-use delivery permit was located https://whatsupnewp.com/2025/08/newport-cannabis-co-opens-portsmouth-dispensary-with-statewide-delivery-service/
  27. ↑ [SECONDARY] [WhatsUpNewp, Aug 2025]() — at least one statewide same-day delivery service operating https://whatsupnewp.com/2025/08/newport-cannabis-co-opens-portsmouth-dispensary-with-statewide-delivery-service/
  28. ↑ [CCC FAQ]() — 'At this time, there are no licenses that would allow for the operation of social consumption businesses in Rhode Island.' https://ccc.ri.gov/faq
  29. ↑ [CCC FAQ]() — no social-consumption license type exists; 0 operating https://ccc.ri.gov/faq
  30. ↑ All major product forms are sold at licensed RI retailers — the [CCC Q3 2025 sales release]() and [CY2025 release](https://ccc.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur991/files/2026-03/Press%20Release%20RI%20Regulated%20Cannabis%20Sales%20Reach%20167M%20in%202025.pdf) report retail sales across Pre-Packaged Bud, Raw Pre-Rolls, Vape Cartridges, Edibles, and Concentrates & Infused Products https://ccc.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur991/files/2025-11/Press%20Release-%20Cannabis%20Sales%202025%20Q3.pdf
  31. ↑ [R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-13]() — 'A state cannabis excise tax equal to ten percent (10%) of each retail sale'; [RI Division of Taxation — Adult Use Cannabis Tax](https://tax.ri.gov/tax-sections/sales-excise-taxes/adult-use-cannabis-tax) https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/21-28.11-13.htm
  32. ↑ Ad valorem (percentage of retail selling price). [R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-13]() https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/21-28.11-13.htm
  33. ↑ Rhode Island's 7% state sales and use tax (§ 44-18) applies to adult-use cannabis. [RI Division of Taxation — Adult Use Cannabis Tax]() ('sales of recreational cannabis are subject to Rhode Island's Sales and Use Tax') https://tax.ri.gov/tax-sections/sales-excise-taxes/adult-use-cannabis-tax
  34. ↑ Rhode Island taxes cannabis ad valorem (10% state + 3% local excise + 7% sales); no potency-tiered rate. [R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-13]() https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/21-28.11-13.htm
  35. ↑ [R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-13]() — 'A local cannabis excise tax equal to three percent (3%) of each retail sale' (uniform statewide; distributed to the municipality where delivery occurs) https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/21-28.11-13.htm
  36. ↑ Uniform 3% local cannabis excise statewide (not a local-option range). [R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-13](); [RI DOR Local 3% Cannabis Tax Distribution Report](https://dor.ri.gov/media/7391/download?language=en) https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/21-28.11-13.htm
  37. ↑ Computed: 10% state cannabis excise + 3% local cannabis excise + 7% state sales tax = 20% on adult-use retail. Component rates per [R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-13]() and [RI Division of Taxation](https://tax.ri.gov/tax-sections/sales-excise-taxes/adult-use-cannabis-tax) https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/21-28.11-13.htm
  38. ↑ Medical cannabis is exempt from the 10% state and 3% local cannabis excise taxes, but is NOT fully tax-exempt: compassion centers/hybrid retailers 'must continue to file and pay the monthly Compassion Center Surcharge Returns and monthly sales tax returns.' [RI Division of Taxation — Adult Use Cannabis Tax]() https://tax.ri.gov/tax-sections/sales-excise-taxes/adult-use-cannabis-tax
  39. ↑ The 10% state excise / 3% local excise / 7% sales tax structure has been unchanged since adult-use sales began Dec 1, 2022. [R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-13]() https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/21-28.11-13.htm
  40. ↑ Rates unchanged since legalization. [R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-13]() https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/21-28.11-13.htm
  41. ↑ [RI CCC annual sales release, Jan 26 2026]() — CY2025 retail, adult-use + medical COMBINED = $120,092,348 (excl. $47M wholesale; RI publishes no AU-only annual split) https://ccc.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur991/files/2026-03/Press%20Release%20RI%20Regulated%20Cannabis%20Sales%20Reach%20167M%20in%202025.pdf
  42. ↑ CALC: CY2025 · adult-use + medical (RI reports combined) sales $120,092,348 / population 1,106,341 (U.S. Census Vintage 2025) = $108.55. Reconciled adult-use per-capita (matches Operator Outcomes and the ranking page).
  43. ↑ [CCC 2025 Annual Agency Report, p.9]() — 'Licensed Cultivators 57' https://ccc.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur991/files/2025-11/CCC%20Annual%20Report_2025_FINAL.pdf
  44. ↑ Average customer transaction was roughly flat / slightly down: $36.19 (CY2024) to $34.97 (CY2025). [CCC Press Release, Jan 26 2026](); RI publishes no per-unit ($/oz) retail price index https://ccc.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur991/files/2026-03/Press%20Release%20RI%20Regulated%20Cannabis%20Sales%20Reach%20167M%20in%202025.pdf
  45. ↑ [R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-31 (Social Equity Assistance Program and Fund)](); [CCC 2025 Annual Agency Report, p.6-7](https://ccc.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur991/files/2025-11/CCC%20Annual%20Report_2025_FINAL.pdf) https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/21-28.11-31.htm
  46. ↑ [CCC 2025 Annual Agency Report, p.6-8]() — Social Equity Applicant Status Certification, ~220 interested parties, six reserved Social Equity Retail Licenses; [§ 21-28.11-31(f)(1)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/21-28.11-31.htm) — fee waivers up to 100% https://ccc.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur991/files/2025-11/CCC%20Annual%20Report_2025_FINAL.pdf
  47. ↑ [CCC 2025 Annual Agency Report, p.7-8, 12]() — the six reserved Social Equity Retail Licenses are part of the 24-license expansion not yet awarded; random selection scheduled for 2026 (0 awarded as of data date) https://ccc.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur991/files/2025-11/CCC%20Annual%20Report_2025_FINAL.pdf
  48. ↑ [CCC 2025 Annual Agency Report]() — 0 social-equity retail licenses operational (none awarded yet) https://ccc.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur991/files/2025-11/CCC%20Annual%20Report_2025_FINAL.pdf
  49. ↑ [R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-31(b)]() — 'There is created in the state treasury ... a fund ... to be known as the social equity assistance fund.' https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/21-28.11-31.htm
  50. ↑ [RI Judiciary — Marijuana Possession Expungement](); [R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/INDEX.htm) https://www.courts.ri.gov/Pages/MarijuanaPossessionExpungement.aspx
  51. ↑ [RI Judiciary — Marijuana Possession Expungement]() — the Cannabis Act 'requires the courts to automatically expunge any eligible case(s) and charge(s)'; process is free to the individual https://www.courts.ri.gov/Pages/MarijuanaPossessionExpungement.aspx
  52. ↑ [SECONDARY] [Marijuana Moment]() — Phase One automatic expungement cleared 23,617 records (Superior 3,015 + District 10,650 + Traffic Tribunal 9,952); underlying source RI Judiciary https://www.marijuanamoment.net/rhode-island-courts-expunge-more-than-23000-marijuana-possession-records-following-state-legalization/
  53. ↑ Metrc statewide seed-to-sale tracking. [Metrc — Rhode Island]() https://www.metrc.com/partner/rhode-island/
  54. ↑ [CCC 2025 Annual Agency Report, p.5-6]() — the Commission exercised its adjudicatory role and revoked one cultivator license following investigation (at least one formal enforcement action in FY2025; no comprehensive annual count published) https://ccc.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur991/files/2025-11/CCC%20Annual%20Report_2025_FINAL.pdf
  55. ↑ [RI Senate Fiscal Office — CCC Brief / Governor's FY2026 Budget Analysis]() — 'budget includes $7.6 million in restricted receipts ... to the new Commission in FY2026' (Governor's RECOMMENDED FY2026 figure; funded from the Marijuana Trust Fund / restricted receipts; enacted amount may differ slightly) https://www.rilegislature.gov/Special/comdoc/Senate%20Finance%205212020/SFO%20Brief%20Rhode%20Island%20Cannabis%20Control%20Commission.pdf
  56. ↑ [RI Senate Fiscal Office — CCC Brief]() — 28.0 authorized FTE positions for the Commission in FY2026 https://www.rilegislature.gov/Special/comdoc/Senate%20Finance%205212020/SFO%20Brief%20Rhode%20Island%20Cannabis%20Control%20Commission.pdf
  57. ↑ Activity without a license is punishable under the Controlled Substances Act per [R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-27](); felony-tier weights are [SECONDARY] [NORML — Rhode Island Penalties](https://norml.org/laws/rhode-island-penalties-2/) reading [§ 21-28-4.01](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28/21-28-4.01.htm) https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/21-28.11-27.htm
  58. ↑ [R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28-4.01](); felony weight-tiers are [SECONDARY] [NORML — Rhode Island Penalties](https://norml.org/laws/rhode-island-penalties-2/) https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28/21-28-4.01.htm
  59. ↑ [R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28-4.01]() — possession of more than 1 oz: misdemeanor, up to 1 year and $200–$500 fine; possession ≤1 oz public / ≤10 oz home is legal under [§ 21-28.11-22](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/21-28.11-22.htm) https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28/21-28-4.01.htm
  60. ↑ [R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-22]() — public consumption prohibited wherever tobacco smoking is prohibited; civil enforcement (specific fine amount not located in primary text) https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/21-28.11-22.htm
  61. ↑ [SECONDARY] [NORML — Rhode Island Drugged Driving]() — Rhode Island applies a zero-tolerance / per se drugged-driving standard for cannabis and other controlled substances; no numeric ng/mL threshold (R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-27-2) https://norml.org/laws/drugged-driving/rhode-island-drugged-driving/
  62. ↑ No cannabis penalty has been increased since the 2022 Cannabis Act; the Act legalized adult possession/cultivation and mandated automatic expungement. [R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-22]() https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE21/21-28.11/21-28.11-22.htm
  63. ↑ Lighter — 2022 legalization plus automatic expungement of prior possession records. [RI Judiciary — Marijuana Possession Expungement]() https://www.courts.ri.gov/Pages/MarijuanaPossessionExpungement.aspx
  64. ↑ [CCC 2025 Annual Agency Report, p.4]() (legalization + automatic expungement); [RI Senate Fiscal Office — CCC Brief](https://www.rilegislature.gov/Special/comdoc/Senate%20Finance%205212020/SFO%20Brief%20Rhode%20Island%20Cannabis%20Control%20Commission.pdf) ($1.4M appropriated to AG + Judiciary for automatic expungement implementation) https://ccc.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur991/files/2025-11/CCC%20Annual%20Report_2025_FINAL.pdf
  65. ↑ [SECONDARY] [NORML — Rhode Island Marijuana Arrests]() compiling FBI/NIBRS data — CY2024: 119 possession + 40 sales = 159 (underlying source FBI NIBRS, the primary to trace) https://norml.org/marijuana/library/state-marijuana-arrests/rhode-island-marijuana-arrests/
  66. ↑ [SECONDARY] [ACLU of Rhode Island]() (ACLU 'A Tale of Two Countries,' April 2020, 2018 data) — 'Black people in Rhode Island are 3.3 times more likely than white people to be arrested for marijuana possession' (pre-legalization) https://www.riaclu.org/news/black-people-ocean-state-33-times-more-likely-be-arrested-pot-possession-whites/
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