R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28-3.07: Qualifications for licensees.

(a) No license shall be issued under § 21-28-3.06 unless and until the applicant for the license has furnished proof satisfactory to the department:

(1) That the applicant is of good moral character or, if the applicant is an association or corporation, that the managing officers are of good moral character.

(2) That the applicant is equipped as to land, buildings, and paraphernalia to properly carry on the business prescribed in his or her application.

(3) That the applicant maintains effective controls against diversion of controlled substances into other than legitimate channels.

(b) No license shall be granted to any person who has within five (5) years been convicted of a willful violation of any law of the United States or of any state relating to controlled substances.