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Some applicants face roadblocks on way to cannabis lottery

UP IN THE AIR: Jason Calderon applied for one of the cannabis retail licenses that will be available in an upcoming lottery, but an R.I. Superior Court appeal of North Kingstown’s zoning approval for a potential store on Post Road has thrown his chances to get a license into doubt. 
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM
UP IN THE AIR: Jason Calderon applied for one of the cannabis retail licenses that will be available in an upcoming lottery, but an R.I. Superior Court appeal of North Kingstown’s zoning approval for a potential store on Post Road has thrown his chances to get a license into doubt. 
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

For Jason Calderon, CEO of marijuana cultivator Bonsai Buds in Exeter, the pursuit of a cannabis dispensary license has become a smoke-filled hall of mirrors. Under regulations adopted by the state’s Cannabis Control Commission last May, applicants must obtain final local zoning approval in order to qualify for the long-awaited lottery for what was originally

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