Tag: cannabis
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1. Cannabis company buys Warwick restaurant building for $2.25M POSTED ONLINE: MARCH 9 The vacant restaurant building that previously was the home of Agaves Mexican Grill...
End delay on cannabis commission
It’s been nearly a year since state lawmakers passed legislation to legalize the recreational use of cannabis. But while existing medical cannabis dispensaries started...
Solar Cannabis to open its first R.I. dispensary in Warwick
WARWICK – Massachusetts-based Solar Cannabis Co. is officially opening its first Rhode Island location on Friday.
The sustainably driven cannabis operator is hosting a soft...
Pawtucket dispensary offers cannabis careers
When Pawtucket-based Mother Earth Wellness Inc. announced it would be expanding into the retail sphere, the interest from prospective employees was enormous, said co-owner...
Is R.I.’s cannabis rollout fair?
With legal recreational cannabis sales underway in Rhode Island, not all retail dispensaries will start on equal footing. Industry observers say the state’s delay...
Cannabis arrest practices must be overhauled
More than 300,000 people were arrested for cannabis possession in 2020, FBI records show. Meanwhile, the drug is being legally sold for a profit...
New cannabis firms warned about financial hurdles
New cannabis-related businesses are opening throughout the state ahead of Rhode Island’s official legalization of recreational marijuana sales, but specialized accountants are warning enthusiastic...
6 R.I. communities reject cannabis sales; combined $1.4B in local school...
PROVIDENCE – Voters in 25 Rhode Island communities Tuesday approved recreational cannabis sales, while another six rejected allowing pot businesses to set up in...
Delayed commission appointment process expected to stall new cannabis retailers
PROVIDENCE – Though regulated recreational cannabis sales are set to begin in Rhode Island on Dec. 1, for some looking to break into the...
PBN summit: R.I. cannabis industry to face interstate competition, but ‘we’re...
WARWICK – By the end of the year, Rhode Island officials expect seven retail outlets will have begun selling recreational cannabis, said Matthew Santacroce,...
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