Tag: Cannabis Control Commission
Dems ramp up TV ad spending in AG primary race
The television campaign in Rhode Island’s four-way Democratic attorney general primary is growing as a second candidate debuted ads Wednesday, while another reserved airtime...
R.I. Senate confirms new Cannabis Control Commission chair
The independent state agency shaping the nascent cannabis industry is whole again, with a new chairperson confirmed by the Rhode Island Senate on its...
Legislation to eliminate residency requirement for cannabis license applicants moving ahead
The R.I. General Assembly is poised to provide its final stamp on legislation that could resolve the trio of federal lawsuits that have halted...
McKee picks Reddish to lead R.I. Cannabis Control Commission
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Cannabis Office Administrator Michelle A. Reddish has been nominated by Gov. Daniel J. McKee to serve as chairperson of the state...
Report: Healey signs legislation creating new types of Mass. cannabis licenses
PROVIDENCE – Mass. Gov. Maura T. Healy has signed new cannabis legislation authorizing new license categories in the Bay State that includes on-site consumption,...
Retail cannabis applicants vent after ruling stalls an already ‘slow as...
On the edge of Providence’s Federal Hill and West End neighborhoods is a former industrial building still filled with old machinery and abandoned pallets.
It’s...
Federal judge puts brakes on state’s cannabis license lottery
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily stymied the expansion of Rhode Island's cannabis industry by blocking state regulators from conducting a lottery...
Cannabis regulators back ban on THC drinks in R.I. bars and...
For a year, Rhode Island bars and restaurants had the opportunity to secure a license from the state’s now-defunct Office of Cannabis Regulation to...
Some applicants face roadblocks on way to cannabis lottery
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...
R.I. cannabis panel receives 98 applications for retail dispensary licenses
WARWICK – The Cannabis Control Commission said that 98 entities have submitted applications for retail cannabis dispensary licenses.
During its meeting on Jan. 16, Cannabis...
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