Tag: Cannabis Control Commission
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.
Cultivator Ocean...
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...
R.I. Cannabis Commission approves adult-use industry regulations
WARWICK – The R.I. Cannabis Control Commission has approved its long-awaited draft rules and regulations governing the state’s adult-use industry.
Effective May 1, the approval...
Better late than never on cannabis regs
Statewide expansion of recreational marijuana sales is finally nearing approval, three years after lawmakers approved retail sales in the state.
The law allows the state...
Connect with Commerce: Cannabis startups don’t qualify for federally funded programs
(Editor’s note: This is the fourth in an occasional series focused on questions from Providence Business News readers for R.I. Commerce Corp. Secretary Elizabeth...
Federal judge dismisses lawsuits challenging R.I. cannabis law
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge on Thursday dismissed two civil lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the state's legal cannabis law that were brought against...
Annual retail cannabis licenses to cost $30K; will be awarded via...
WARWICK – The R.I. Cannabis Control Commission on Wednesday released its long-awaited draft rules and regulations governing the state’s adult-use cannabis industry.
The unanimous vote...
Minority business funding ‘a priority’ for Commerce
(Editor’s note: This is the third in an occasional series focused on questions from Providence Business News readers for R.I. Commerce Corp. Secretary Elizabeth...
Cannabis Control Commission advances dispensary licensing regs
PROVIDENCE – The Cannabis Control Commission on Friday voted to proceed with a draft regulation that will govern the selection process for new dispensaries.
The...
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