Tag: dispensaries
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...
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...
Cannabis shops have incentive to fit in
Retail cannabis shops will be appearing in more Providence neighborhoods, whether businesses already there want them or not.
That doesn’t mean businesses and others opposed...
Cannabis revenue uncertain
Rhode Island has given five retail dispensaries a significant head start in the state’s nascent recreational marijuana industry.
An argument can be made those dispensaries,...
A lot is riding on cannabis license lottery
With Rhode Island poised to issue licenses for six new cannabis dispensaries, some applicants say the selection process will hamper the chances of experienced...
Is it time for Rhode Island to legalize adult recreational marijuana...
A year ago, Statehouse Democratic leaders made it clear weeks before lawmakers opened the 2020 legislative session that they were not ready to support...
Proposed R.I. medical marijuana regulations call for lottery, new zones for...
PROVIDENCE – Proposed regulations for Rhode Island’s medical marijuana industry that were unveiled Thursday seek to limit growth to six new dispensaries in specific...
Do you support expansion of Rhode Island’s medical-marijuana program?
House Democratic leaders did not support Gov. Gina M. Raimondo's proposal to allow recreational marijuana sales to adults but they do back an expansion...














