THE R.I. SENATE Judiciary Committee voted in favor of amended cannabis legislation on Monday. Mammoth Inc., whose product is shown, is one of the state’s licensed cannabis cultivators. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
PROVIDENCE – The Senate Committee on the Judiciary voted in favor of passing amended legislation that would legalize, tax, and regulate cannabis in the Ocean State in a vote of 6-2 on Monday. The legislation now passes to the floor for a vote. The legislation, co-sponsored by Sen. Joshua Miller, D-Cranston, and Sen, Michael J.…