Rhode Island Drug Court is a specialty court that offers eligible defendants supervised treatment instead of incarceration. Rather than serving a sentence, a participant works through a [...]
No. Do not admit how much you had, where you got it, or who it belongs to. With legalization, the case often turns on weight and intent, [...]
Yes. The Rhode Island Cannabis Act directed the automatic expungement of prior civil and criminal marijuana possession convictions for amounts that are now legal, with the process [...]
Yes. Driving under the influence of marijuana is illegal even though the drug is legal to possess. Rhode Island has no simple breath test for cannabis, so [...]
Yes. Selling or delivering marijuana outside the licensed, regulated system is still illegal, and a large quantity plus packaging, scales, or cash can lead to a possession [...]
Penalties scale with the amount over the limit. A modest overage is treated far more lightly than a large quantity, which can be charged as a felony [...]
