Tag: Marijuana
Report: 5K marijuana citations issued in R.I. since decriminalization
PROVIDENCE – Although possession of small amounts of marijuana was decriminalized in Rhode Island in 2013, police officers throughout the state continue to issue...
BHO lab operators sentenced for role in Providence warehouse fire
PROVIDENCE – Two Rhode Island businessmen were sentenced Jan. 26 in U.S. District Court for their role in a fire that destroyed a Providence...
Feds toughen marijuana stance
When Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently signaled that federal prosecutors may once again enforce U.S. law in prosecuting people involved in the cultivation, distribution...
Pot use now a gamble
Prohibition-lite: That’s President Donald Trump’s marijuana policy set out in Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ guidance to U.S. attorneys, encouraging them to enforce federal pot...
Marijuana and the workplace
Millions of American workers have a right that they did not have until recently; the right to lawfully cultivate, use and possess marijuana. All...
New marijuana center in Freetown lands $10M investment
FREETOWN – AmeriCann Inc. announced a $10 million investment from Mountain States Capital Inc. for a facility it’s developing to grow and process marijuana,...
Marijuana smokers should be more considerate
I support marijuana legalization, but I wish pot smokers would stop stinking up the sidewalks.
I’m not alone. In places where using marijuana no longer...
State officials back marijuana study commission before legalization
PROVIDENCE – Members of Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s administration are backing a commission to further study the issue of legalizing recreational marijuana, which would...