Rhode Island House Committee Passes Bill to Legalize Possession of Psilocybin Despite Federal Prohibition
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (June 7, 2023) – Yesterday, a Rhode Island House committee passed a bill that would legalize the possession of psilocybin and the cultivation of “magic mushrooms,” setting the stage to nullify federal prohibition of the same in...
Rhode Island Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to Legalize Raw Milk Sales
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Mar. 22, 2023) – Last Wednesday, a Rhode Island House Committee held a hearing on a bill that would legalize the sale of raw milk in the state. Passage into law would take an important step toward rejecting a federal prohibition scheme in practice...
Rhode Island Bill Would Limit Warrantless Electronic Data Collection and Stingray Surveillance
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Mar. 1, 2023) – A bill introduced in the Rhode Island Senate would ban the warrantless collection of electronic data and the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications in most situations. The passage of...