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MICHELLE A. REDDISH, left, administrator for the R.I. Cannabis Commission, speaks at Providence Business News' The Business of Cannabis Summit at the Providence Marriott on Thursday. Also on the panel is, from left, Benjamin L. Rackliffe, partner of Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC; Sasha Gorski, co-owner of Talaria LLC; and Ronald Crosson II, executive director of Urban Ventures Inc. and chairman and social equity officer of the R.I. Cannabis Advisory Board. PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing, moderates. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN summit: Past missteps, current limbo still hampering legal cannabis sector

Economy 03/06/2025

PROVIDENCE – In some ways, challenges facing Rhode Island’s legal cannabis industry were born from decisions made years ago. The panel discussion during Providence Business...

TALKING POINT: State Rep. Scott A. Slater, second from left, speaks during one of the panel discussions at Providence Business News’ The Business of Cannabis Summit on Sept. 7. Also participating was, from left, Kelly Wishart, chief operating officer of Coastline EAP; Drew Richards, director of Marcum LLP; Benjamin Rackliffe, partner at Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC; and Kristyn M. Glennon, first vice president and Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering officer of BayCoast Bank.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Workplace still a place of confusion on cannabis

Government 09/15/2023

Both employers and employees have continued to grapple with the role of cannabis in the workplace as Rhode Island’s recreational market continues to develop. “We’ve...

STATE REP. SCOTT A. SLATER, second from left, speaks during one of the panel discussions at Providence Business News’ 2023 Business of Cannabis Summit at the Providence Marriott on Thursday morning. Also on the panel, from left, is and Kelly Wishart, chief operating officer of Coastline EAP/RISAS; Drew Richards, director of Marcum LLP; Benjamin Rackliffe, partner with Pannone Lopes Devereaux and O’Gara LLC; and Kristyn M. Glennon, first vice president and Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering officer of BayCoast Bank. The discussion was moderated by PBN Editor Michael Mello, far right. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN summit: Cannabis sector ‘a struggle’ but making progress

News Story 09/07/2023

PROVIDENCE – As the R.I. Cannabis Control Commission takes the next several months to draw up the state's crucial first set of regulations on...

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