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Is R.I.’s cannabis rollout fair?

CANNABIS PRODUCTS are on display at Mother Earth Wellness Center in Pawtucket, one of the five Rhode Island locations that started selling recreational marijuana on Dec. 1. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
CANNABIS PRODUCTS are on display at Mother Earth Wellness Center in Pawtucket, one of the five Rhode Island locations that started selling recreational marijuana on Dec. 1. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

With legal recreational cannabis sales underway in Rhode Island, not all retail dispensaries will start on equal footing. Industry observers say the state’s delay in forming a Cannabis Control Commission gives existing compassion centers a commanding competitive edge. Five centers, the state’s preestablished medical cannabis dispensaries, were permitted to start retail sales on Dec. 1.

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