GOV. LINCOLN D. CHAFEE has placed a hold on the state's medical marijuana certificate of registration program in light of the federal Department of Justice's stance that it will close the centers. /
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee said Monday he has put a hold on the state’s medical marijuana certificate of registration program after receiving notice that it could violate federal law. The news comes after the U.S. attorney for the district of Rhode Island told the governor in a three-page, hand-delivered letter on Friday that…