Tag: Cannabis Control Commission
Discussions about marijuana sales now move to local level
Rhode Island may have legalized recreational marijuana, but now the debate will begin among local municipal officials about where that marijuana will be sold.
While...
With recreational marijuana legal, industry scrambles to prepare for Dec. 1...
PROVIDENCE – The countdown is on for recreational marijuana, with six months until existing medical marijuana stores can start selling to adult users.
Some proponents...
Are you satisfied with compromise legislation legalizing recreational marijuana use in...
Two key General Assembly committees on May 18 quickly approved legislation to legalize the sale and recreational use of marijuana by adults in Rhode...
Recreational marijuana bill appears poised for passage with compromise reached
PROVIDENCE – Lawmakers appear to have ironed out their differences over how to regulate recreational marijuana, striking a compromise in amended legislation unveiled by...
Push again on in R.I. to legalize recreational marijuana use
PROVIDENCE - The push to legalize recreational marijuana is officially back on in the Ocean State, with the introduction in the Senate of a...
Mass. cannabis chief offers guidance for Ocean State
When Massachusetts voted to legalize recreational marijuana in 2016, many felt that Rhode Island would shortly follow suit.
But that hasn’t happened yet. And the...
No avoiding discussion of legal pot
Some state political leaders hoped to avoid the challenging task of getting to a balanced budget without the additional $21.8 million in new revenue...
PBN cannabis summit: Legalized recreational pot is only matter of time...
PROVIDENCE – It’s not a matter of whether recreational marijuana will be legalized in Rhode Island, it's a matter of when.
That conclusion emerged from...
New Bedford City Council amends host agreement to allow sale of...
NEW BEDFORD – The City Council voted, 10-1, to approve an amendment to Beacon Compassion Inc.’s existing Host Community Agreement for medical marijuana that...
Nova Farms marijuana licenses suspended; principal investigated for drug violations
ATTLEBORO – The Cannabis Control Commission has halted all medical and recreational cannabis operations of Nova Farms LLC after learning of pending criminal charges...
















