Tag: Marijuana
R.I. cannabis commission schedules public ‘listening sessions’
PROVIDENCE - The R.I. Cannabis Control Commission wants to hear from you.
The newly formed, three-person panel has scheduled four public “listening sessions” across the...
Cannabis complications: Promising marijuana industry falling short of expectations
Dr. Jason Iannuccilli has invested a lot in his lab in the past year.
Like many entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry, the co-founder of PureVita...
Five Questions With: Adina Birnbaum
Banking and financing can be a tough row to hoe for marijuana growers. Though weed has been legalized by state law in some form...
Pawtucket marijuana dispensary removes billboards along I-95
PROVIDENCE – A Pawtucket marijuana dispensary has removed the three advertising billboards it had erected along Interstate 95, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported Monday.
The R.I....
McKee nominates 3 for R.I. Cannabis Control Commission
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday announced his three appointments to the R.I. Cannabis Control Commission, which will be tasked with regulatory...
Should Rhode Island be moving faster to expand its retail cannabis...
When Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed the Rhode Island Cannabis Act into law last May, it gave him a deadline.
He had 40 days to...
Many banks remain leery despite legalized cannabis
As recreational cannabis sales take off in Rhode Island, opening and running a business still isn’t exactly simple for these merchants.
For one, a delayed...
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...
MONEY MATTERS: $400M in bond issues on R.I. ballot as borrowing...
Matt Dunn and Rainer Lohmann are among the top researchers at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography, but it’s tough to...
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