Tag: Kimberly Ahern
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...
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...
Lawsuit creates uncertainty in retail cannabis licensing
During the debate over legalizing recreational cannabis, progressives fought hard to reserve a portion of the lucrative market for communities they argued were disproportionately...
Senate to begin deliberation on nomination for R.I. cannabis administrator
PROVIDENCE – The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday is scheduled to take up Gov. Daniel J. McKee's nomination of Oklahoma medical marijuana regulator Michelle...



















