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4/7/2025
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MEDIA ADVISORY: House Committee on Corporations to hear legislation related to cannabis, kratom
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STATE HOUSE — The House Committee on Corporations will meet Tuesday to hear testimony on legislation, including bills relating to cannabis and kratom, a natural substance grown primarily in Indonesia, that is used by people to overcome opioid addiction, withdrawal, and to treat anxiety, depression and other ailments.
The committee will meet Tuesday, April 8, at the rise of the House (about 5 p.m.) in Room 101 on the first floor of the State House.
The committee will hear several bills, including:
§ 2025-H 5829 —This bill, introduced by Rep. Leonela “Leo” Felix (D-Dist. 61, Pawtucket), would make several amendments to the cannabis act relating to applications for licensure, the social equity assistance program and the application of cannabis tax revenue.
§ 2025-H 6056 — This bill, introduced by Rep. Jacquelyn Baginski (D-Dist. 17, Cranston), would authorize the sale of THC-infused beverages to be regulated by the DBR division of commercial licensing. It also establishes licensing and an endorsement process for wholesale and retail THC-infused beverages.
§ 2025-H 5565 — This bill, introduced by Rep. Brian Patrick Kennedy (D-Dist. 38, Hopkinton, Westerly), would authorize and regulate the distribution of kratom.
§ 2025-H 5546 —This bill, introduced by Rep. Arthur J. Corvese (D-Dist. 55, North Providence), would provide a criminal background check procedure for for-hire intrastate passenger transportation services.
§ 2025-H 5589 — This bill, introduced by Rep. Sherry Roberts (R-Dist. 29, Coventry, West Greenwich), would prohibit a person under the age of 16 from being in a rideshare vehicle such as Uber or Lyft alone.
The House Committee on Corporations is chaired by Rep. Joseph J. Solomon Jr. (D-Dist. 22, Warwick). The meeting will be live streamed at capitoltvri.cablecast.tv.
For more information, contact:
Daniel Trafford, Publicist
State House Room 20
Providence, RI 02903
(401)222-1922
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