Tag: Cannabis Control Commission
Appeals court revives lawsuit challenging R.I. cannabis retail licensing provisions
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a constitutional challenge to the Rhode Island's cannabis retail licensing requirements that disputes...
R.I. hemp industry faces uncertainty amid federal crackdown on THC products
Mike Simpson is one of Rhode Island’s biggest cheerleaders for hemp cultivation and the plant’s derivative products – remedies, he believes, that may help...
Ahern quits as chair of R.I. cannabis commission
PROVIDENCE – Kimberly Ahern, the first chairperson of the R.I. Cannabis Control Commission, is stepping down from her position.
She gave no reason for her departure...
Cannabis commission opens applications for adult-use retail licenses
WARWICK – More than three years after legalizing recreational adult-use marijuana, the R.I. Cannabis Control Commission on Sept. 12 opened applications for additional retail...
Cannabis Commission opens Social Equity applicant certification portal
WARWICK – The R.I. Cannabis Control Commission on Friday began accepting applications to become certified for one of the six retail Social Equity Licenses...
R.I. cannabis commission revokes cultivator’s license for ‘egregious’ violations
WARWICK – Citing failure to comply with a May consent order, repeated violations of state regulations and the arrest of its founder for attempting...
R.I. cannabis sales grow modestly by 3.17% in Q2
WARWICK – Rhode Island’s cannabis sales increased by 3.17% year over year for the second quarter of 2025, reflecting modest growth in the market...
Cannabis commission approves license transfer; social equity license vendor
WARWICK – The R.I. Cannabis Control Commission has approved the transfer of the compassion center license held by Portsmouth-based Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center.
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Buzz kill? As R.I. prepares to expand cannabis licenses, sector’s future...
The last few years have been a struggle for Karen Ballou, owner of CultivatingRI LLC.
She’s been waiting for state regulators to assemble the framework...
Cannabis, liquor retailers at odds over proposed rules on hemp-derived THC...
No one complained when state regulators quietly allowed hemp-derived THC beverages to be sold in Rhode Island’s liquor stores late last summer.
But now that state lawmakers...
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