STEVEN HOFFMAN, chairman of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, speaks with several businesspeople after giving a speech before the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday. / PBN PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON
PROVIDENCE -- One of Massachusetts' top cannabis officials offered advice for Rhode Island Tuesday morning as state lawmakers here kick off the debate on legislation to legalize recreational marijuana: Plan ahead. Steven Hoffman, chairman of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, told a gathering of businesspeople at a Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce meeting that –…