Rhode Island Industrial Hemp Program

Regulation Authority:

R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 2-26-1
et seq.

Purpose and Reason:

Effective June 29, 2025, pursuant to 2025 Public Law, Chapter 278, Art. 3, § 1, all powers, duties and responsibilities of the Department of Business Regulation (“Department”) with respect to the regulation, administration and enforcement of the Hemp Growth Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 2-26, were transferred to the Cannabis Control Commission (“CCC”). 

The CCC’s rules and regulations for the Rhode Island Industrial Hemp Program, 560-RICR-10-20-1, were first enacted as an emergency rule on July 21, 2025, and were adopted in full, effective December 8, 2025. Accordingly, the Department is proposing to repeal this regulation because the Hemp Growth Act is no longer under the Department’s jurisdiction.