Rhode Island Explores Pair of Adult-Use Legalization Avenues Gov. McKee unveils proposal in state budget; Senate bill aims for detailed licensing, taxing system. Paul Brady | Adobe StockRhode Island rolled the dice twice last week to double its odds of enacting an adult-use cannabis program by April 2022. A Senate bill and Gov. Dan McKee’s state budget proposal both offer avenues toward legalization on the same timeline. Senate Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey and Democratic colleague Sen. Joshua Miller introduced Senate Bill 568 March 9, which outlined the details of possession, taxing, local participation, home grows, social equity and retail, as well as establishing a five-member Cannabis Control Commission to oversee licensing.