Rhode Island Statewide Rule
Rhode Island Cannabis Home Cultivation Limits Set Statewide
Key Facts
- Statute
- Section 21-28.11-22
- Plant limit
- 3 mature, 3 immature
- Applies per
- Dwelling unit, not person
- Age
- 21 and older
- Home storage
- Up to 10 ounces
Summary
The Rhode Island Cannabis Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 21-28.11, lets adults 21 and older cultivate a limited number of cannabis plants at home. Section 21-28.11-22 allows up to three mature and three immature plants per dwelling unit.
(a) Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person twenty-one (21) years of age or older shall not be arrested, prosecuted, penalized, sanctioned or disqualified under the laws of the state in any manner, or denied any right or privilege and shall not be subject to seizure or forfeiture of assets for: (1) Possessing, using, purchasing from a licensed cannabis retailer, or processing one ounce (1 oz.) or less of cannabis, or the equivalent amount in the form of cannabis concentrate; (2) Within any residence, possessing, cultivating or processing 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 and as long as all security requirements as promulgated by the commission are complied with. These limits shall apply no matter how many persons reside at the premises;
Full Breakdown
Under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 21-28.11 (the Rhode Island Cannabis Act of 2022), adults 21 and older may possess up to one ounce in public and store up to ten ounces at home. Section 21-28.11-22 permits home cultivation of no more than three mature and three immature cannabis plants per dwelling unit, a per-household limit rather than per person. Plants must be grown out of public view in a secure space inaccessible to anyone under 21. Medical patients and caregivers operate under separate, more permissive tagged-plant rules.
Violations & Penalties
Exceeding the plant limit or improper storage can bring civil fines, forfeiture of plants, and possible criminal charges for distribution outside the personal-use scheme.
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