Rhode Island General Laws Title 21. Food and Drugs § 21-28-1.01. Short title and declaration

(1) To establish a more rational system of regulating substances which may pose a danger to the public health;

(2) To create a system for classifying the substances relative to their abuse potential, their medical utility, and their likelihood of creating dependency;

(3) To fix penalties for the sale, possession, or manufacture of substances which are in proportion to their danger to the public health;

(4) To develop a system of tracing the flow of substances in commerce and in health as to prevent their improper diversion;

(5) To establish and define the powers of investigation, enforcement, and adjudication required to implement the above purposes;  and to establish a system of substances control which is, to the extent possible, uniform with the laws of the United States and of its states.