Federal judge clears path for R.I. cannabis retail license process to begin anew

U.S. DISTRICT Court Judge Melissa DuBose on Aug. 14 dissolved the preliminary injunction she issued in April blocking the Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission from awarding cannabis retail licenses and reviewing applications. /RHODE ISLAND CURRENT/CHRISTOPHER SHEA

A federal court order that blocked Rhode Island regulators from awarding cannabis retail licenses is now lifted, clearing the way for a new application process already underway. U.S. District Court Judge Melissa DuBose on Aug. 14 dissolved the preliminary injunction she issued against the Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission on April 8 now that the state’s

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