CUSTOMERS place orders during the first day of recreational cannabis sales at the Thomas C. Slater Compassion Center in Providence. / PBN PHOTO/JACQUELYN VOGHEL
PROVIDENCE – Local dispensaries were confident Thursday that Rhode Island can now compete against neighboring states that had a head start in the industry as a steady stream of customers ushered in the start of recreational sales. "Our potential audience has grown by three or four-fold," said Chris Reilly, a spokesperson for the Thomas C.…