The law requires them to register with the state and get a photo identification card

^Just so the cops can come to your door and arrest you
Myth1184 Reviewed by Myth1184 on . Rhode Island becomes 11th state to legalize medical marijuana House overrides Carcieri's medical marijuana veto M.L. Johnson | January 3, 2006 PROVIDENCE, R.I. --Rhode Island on Tuesday became the 11th state to legalize medical marijuana and the first since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that patients who use the drug can still be prosecuted under federal law. House lawmakers voted 59-13, with one abstention, to override a veto by Gov. Don Carcieri, allowing people with illnesses such as cancer and AIDS to grow up to 12 marijuana plants or Rating: 5