Tag: Kimberly Ahern
New cannabis chair tabbed, but delays remain
Seven months after the chairperson of the R.I. Cannabis Control Commission stepped down, Gov. Daniel J. McKee has found a replacement.
But his pick for...
McKee picks Reddish to lead R.I. Cannabis Control Commission
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Cannabis Office Administrator Michelle A. Reddish has been nominated by Gov. Daniel J. McKee to serve as chairperson of the state...
Supreme Court Associate Justice Goldberg to retire in March
PROVIDENCE – After more than three decades on the state's highest bench, R.I. Supreme Court Associate Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg announced she will be...
Departure of R.I. cannabis board chair leaves vacancy, questions at key...
As the R.I. Cannabis Control Commission undergoes a leadership change, questions about the timeline to find the commission's next chairperson and the compensation for...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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