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R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.6-7 (2026)

Scope of chapter

✓ current as of July 2026
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(a) This chapter shall not permit:

(1) Any person to undertake any task under the influence of marijuana when doing so would constitute negligence or professional malpractice;

(2) The smoking of marijuana:

(i) In a school bus or other form of public transportation;

(ii) On any school grounds;

(iii) In any correctional facility;

(iv) In any public place;

(v) In any licensed drug treatment facility in this state; or

(vi) Where exposure to the marijuana smoke significantly adversely affects the health, safety, or welfare of children;

(3) Any person to operate, navigate, or be in actual physical control of any motor vehicle, aircraft, or motorboat while under the influence of marijuana. However, a registered qualifying patient shall not be considered to be under the influence solely for having marijuana metabolites in his or her system;

(4) The operation of a medical marijuana emporium, which is expressly prohibited.

(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require:

(1) A government medical assistance program or private health insurer or workers’ compensation insurer, workers’ compensation group self-insurer, or employer self-insured for workers’ compensation under § 28-36-1 to reimburse a person for costs associated with the medical use of marijuana; or

(2) An employer to accommodate the medical use of marijuana in any workplace.

(c) Fraudulent representation to a law enforcement official of any fact or circumstance relating to the medical use of marijuana to avoid arrest or prosecution shall be punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) which shall be in addition to any other penalties that may apply for making a false statement for the nonmedical use of marijuana.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2020–2023 · leading case: Wright's Case (Mass. 2020).
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Wright's Case (Mass. 2020). “2102 ("Nothing in this act shall be construed to require an insurer or a health plan, whether paid for by Commonwealth funds or private funds, to provide coverage for medical marijuana"); R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.6-7(b)(1) ("Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require .”
Vincent Hager v. M & K Constr. (084045) (Statewide) (N.J. 2021). “] ”); R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.6-7(b)(1) (excepting from the requirement to reimburse medical marijuana costs a “workers’ compensation insurer, workers’ compensation group self-insurer, or employer self-insured for workers’ compensation”); Utah Code Ann.”
Vincent Hager v. M & K Constr. (084045) (Statewide) (N.J. 2021). “] ”); R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.6-7(b)(1) (excepting from the requirement to reimburse medical marijuana costs a “workers’ compensation insurer, workers’ compensation group self-insurer, or employer self-insured for workers’ compensation”); Utah Code Ann.”
T.L. Fegley, as of the Est. of P. Sheetz v. Firestone Tire & Rubber (WCAB) (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2023). “]”); R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.6-7(b)(1) (excepting from the requirement to reimburse medical marijuana costs a “[WC] insurer, workers’ compensation group self-insurer, or employer self-insured for workers’ compensation”); Utah Code Ann.”
R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.6-7(b)(1): 4 cases
Wright's Case (Mass. 2020). “2102 ("Nothing in this act shall be construed to require an insurer or a health plan, whether paid for by Commonwealth funds or private funds, to provide coverage for medical marijuana"); R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.6-7(b)(1) ("Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require .”
Vincent Hager v. M & K Constr. (084045) (Statewide) (N.J. 2021). “] ”); R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.6-7(b)(1) (excepting from the requirement to reimburse medical marijuana costs a “workers’ compensation insurer, workers’ compensation group self-insurer, or employer self-insured for workers’ compensation”); Utah Code Ann.”
Vincent Hager v. M & K Constr. (084045) (Statewide) (N.J. 2021). “] ”); R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.6-7(b)(1) (excepting from the requirement to reimburse medical marijuana costs a “workers’ compensation insurer, workers’ compensation group self-insurer, or employer self-insured for workers’ compensation”); Utah Code Ann.”
T.L. Fegley, as of the Est. of P. Sheetz v. Firestone Tire & Rubber (WCAB) (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2023). “]”); R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.6-7(b)(1) (excepting from the requirement to reimburse medical marijuana costs a “[WC] insurer, workers’ compensation group self-insurer, or employer self-insured for workers’ compensation”); Utah Code Ann.”
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